Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Indie

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #634 Trend ↑ Rising 58%
Rank 2025
#634
among girls · ↑19 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
476
named Indie · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,502
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
579 babies
All-time total
4,683
#2,793 all-time among girls
First recorded
1959
in Social Security records

Indie popularity over time

4,683 babies have been named Indie since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 6 – 6 1 – #5,834
1960s 5 – 5 1 -17% #6,724
1970s 5 – 5 1 0% #10,772
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 5 – 5 1 – #14,265
2000s 171 18 189 19 +3680% #3,674
2010s 1,436 117 1,553 155 +722% #863
2020s (to 2025) 2,784 136 2,920 487 +213% #552

Where Indie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 497 0.31 outside top 500
2027 532 0.33 outside top 500
2028 564 0.35 outside top 500
2029 592 0.37 outside top 500
2030 618 0.38 #485

Where Indie is most popular

Girls named Indie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.298 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Idaho, and Iowa.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Indie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 148 1.78 +498%
Idaho 56 1.67 +462%
Iowa 49 0.839 +182%
North Dakota 11 0.837 +181%
Montana 10 0.739 +148%
Oklahoma 52 0.707 +137%
Arkansas 37 0.700 +135%
Mississippi 32 0.684 +130%
Tennessee 106 0.669 +125%
West Virginia 17 0.649 +118%
Missouri 78 0.647 +118%
Oregon 39 0.599 +101%
Kentucky 47 0.550 +85%
Louisiana 46 0.526 +77%
Kansas 29 0.503 +69%
Indiana 70 0.499 +68%
Arizona 69 0.492 +65%
Nebraska 17 0.473 +59%
Minnesota 49 0.454 +53%
Ohio 100 0.421 +42%
Washington 58 0.402 +35%
Wisconsin 39 0.379 +27%
Nevada 17 0.366 +23%
Georgia 83 0.365 +23%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +18%
Pennsylvania 82 0.347 +17%
Michigan 61 0.335 +13%
Colorado 37 0.331 +11%
North Carolina 71 0.312 +5%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -9%
Virginia 46 0.270 -9%
Florida 112 0.262 -12%
South Carolina 23 0.256 -14%
California 210 0.250 -16%
Illinois 56 0.245 -18%
Texas 192 0.239 -20%
Alabama 15 0.160 -46%
New York 60 0.152 -49%
Maryland 16 0.151 -49%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -65%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -86%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -89%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Indie

Indie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #634 in 2025 with 459 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 4,683 American babies have been named Indie, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 579 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Indie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Indie?

The median living Indie is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 4,700 people named Indie are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Indie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 459 #634 17 #5,479
2024 450 #653 20 #4,949
2023 518 #577 26 #4,154
2022 550 #552 29 #3,807
2021 437 #675 24 #4,295
2020 370 #741 20 #4,768
2019 311 #863 17 #5,419
2018 251 #1,031 18 #5,175
2017 234 #1,084 13 #6,454
2016 208 #1,197 14 #6,152
2015 147 #1,528 8 #9,062
2014 86 #2,205 9 #8,396
2013 62 #2,783 11 #7,224
2012 46 #3,493 11 #7,230
2011 56 #3,027 8 #9,068
2010 35 #4,234 8 #9,113
2009 33 #4,523 8 #9,305
2008 24 #5,829 5 #13,287
2007 44 #3,674 5 #13,084
2006 14 #8,422 – –
2005 23 #5,507 – –
2004 11 #9,484 – –
2003 11 #9,293 – –
2002 11 #9,074 – –
2001 – – – –
2000 – – – –
1995 5 #14,265 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 5 #6,724 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Indie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Indie?

The median living Indie is about 4 years old. Half of all living Indies are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Indie are alive today?

An estimated 4,700 people named Indie are alive in the United States, based on 4,683 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Indie in 2025?

Indie ranked #634 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 459 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Indie?

4,683 babies have been named Indie in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Indie most popular?

Indie peaked in 2022, when 579 newborns received the name.

Is Indie a boy or girl name?

Indie is used for both: about 94% of babies named Indie have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Indie rising or falling?

Indie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Indie become more popular?

Indie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 618 girls named Indie in 2030, which would rank around #485. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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