Inigo
2025 SSA
About Inigo
Inigo, almost unknown in the U.S., is an intriguing choice, with its strong beat, creative and evocative sound, and associations with the great early British architect and stage designer Inigo Jones. The sixteenth-seventeenth century Jones shared his name with his father, a London clockmaker, who received it when Spanish names for boys were fashionable in England, especially among devout Roman Catholics.
Inigo Montoya is a character in The Princess Bride, played by Mandy Patinkin.
Inigo is one name that's both classic and rare, given to only 14 baby boys in the US last year. The pronunciation is with short i's and a hard g: IN-ih-go.
Pronounced IN-i-go.
As of October 2026, Inigo ranked #7877 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5602 in 2015, Nameberry popularity #845.
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Inigo on lists
Famous Inigos
- Inigo Jones
Welsh,born architect
- Inigo Garces
Spanish actor
- Inigo Larrainzar
footballer
Inigo in pop culture
- "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
The Princess Bride (1987)
- Inigo
character from Fire Emblem Awakening
- Also used in Wales
perhaps because it has a Welsh flavor, bearing a resemblance to names such as Iago, Ianto and Iolo.