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Indy

Unisex

Meaning of Indy: English: 'of the Indus River'

Indy is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 673rd most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 696th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#673

411 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#696

54 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,176

First recorded 1955 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 16 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 11 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 41 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 32 babies20102011: 31 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 44 babies2014: 63 babies2015: 76 babies2016: 84 babies2017: 113 babies2018: 148 babies2019: 170 babies2020: 184 babies20202021: 295 babies2022: 317 babies2023: 365 babies2024: 440 babies2025: 411 babies
US babies named Indy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 440.

Gender split

27% boys · 73% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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