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Indigo

Girl

Meaning of Indigo: Greek: 'Indian dye'

Indigo is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 647th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 503rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#647

431 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#503

78 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,242

First recorded 1971 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 69 babies1992: 75 babies1993: 60 babies1994: 66 babies1995: 65 babies1996: 69 babies1997: 82 babies1998: 65 babies1999: 72 babies2000: 69 babies20002001: 56 babies2002: 68 babies2003: 92 babies2004: 85 babies2005: 83 babies2006: 82 babies2007: 67 babies2008: 71 babies2009: 88 babies2010: 83 babies20102011: 83 babies2012: 80 babies2013: 100 babies2014: 145 babies2015: 174 babies2016: 170 babies2017: 221 babies2018: 239 babies2019: 246 babies2020: 316 babies20202021: 386 babies2022: 390 babies2023: 367 babies2024: 395 babies2025: 431 babies
US babies named Indigo per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 431.

Gender split

23% boys · 77% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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