Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Indigo

Gender Unisex · 77% girls Rank 2025 #854 Trend ↑ Rising 49%

Indigo is a given name often used in reference to the color, a shade between the colors blue and violet.

Rank 2025
#854
among girls · ↑67 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
431
named Indigo · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,054
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
431 babies
All-time total
5,242
#2,986 all-time among girls
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Indigo popularity over time

5,242 babies have been named Indigo since 1971, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 5 – 5 1 – #8,784
1980s 12 – 12 1 +140% #8,877
1990s 565 73 638 64 +5217% #1,880
2000s 597 164 761 76 +19% #2,353
2010s 1,148 393 1,541 154 +102% #1,231
2020s (to 2025) 1,693 592 2,285 381 +147% #854

Where Indigo 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 342 0.21 outside top 500
2027 365 0.23 outside top 500
2028 385 0.24 outside top 500
2029 402 0.25 outside top 500
2030 418 0.26 outside top 500

Where Indigo is most popular

Girls named Indigo per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.179 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, Utah, and Hawaii.

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 Indigo 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
Oregon 37 0.568 +218%
Utah 40 0.481 +169%
Hawaii 5 0.436 +144%
Nevada 20 0.431 +141%
Colorado 43 0.385 +116%
South Carolina 29 0.323 +81%
Georgia 68 0.299 +68%
Missouri 35 0.290 +63%
Pennsylvania 64 0.271 +52%
Wisconsin 25 0.243 +36%
Washington 35 0.242 +36%
Minnesota 25 0.232 +30%
Michigan 42 0.231 +29%
Virginia 39 0.229 +28%
Maryland 24 0.226 +27%
Ohio 51 0.215 +20%
Florida 86 0.201 +13%
New York 79 0.199 +12%
North Carolina 45 0.198 +11%
Tennessee 31 0.196 +10%
Idaho 6 0.179 ≈ national
California 148 0.176 ≈ national
Arizona 24 0.171 ≈ national
Indiana 23 0.164 -8%
Illinois 33 0.144 -19%
New Jersey 26 0.144 -19%
Texas 110 0.137 -23%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -36%
Kansas 6 0.104 -42%
Alabama 5 0.053 -70%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -77%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Indigo

Indigo is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #854 in 2025 with 318 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 5,242 American babies have been named Indigo, about 77% girls and 23% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 431 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 Indigo stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Indigo?

The median living Indigo is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 17. An estimated 5,200 people named Indigo are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Indigo 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 318 #854 113 #1,531
2024 289 #921 106 #1,613
2023 270 #961 97 #1,720
2022 272 #979 118 #1,528
2021 300 #901 86 #1,819
2020 244 #1,028 72 #1,985
2019 191 #1,231 55 #2,438
2018 169 #1,335 70 #2,057
2017 167 #1,381 54 #2,399
2016 123 #1,724 47 #2,640
2015 120 #1,747 54 #2,395
2014 111 #1,830 34 #3,257
2013 82 #2,272 18 #5,048
2012 58 #2,947 22 #4,448
2011 64 #2,743 19 #4,884
2010 63 #2,794 20 #4,742
2009 68 #2,690 20 #4,820
2008 59 #2,969 12 #6,912
2007 55 #3,143 12 #6,805
2006 65 #2,737 17 #5,170
2005 64 #2,648 19 #4,539
2004 65 #2,569 20 #4,322
2003 71 #2,353 21 #4,035
2002 51 #2,909 17 #4,581
2001 46 #3,065 10 #6,638
2000 53 #2,750 16 #4,662
1995 53 #2,433 12 #4,911
1990 15 #5,934 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Indigo?

The median living Indigo is about 7 years old. Half of all living Indigos are between 3 and 17 years old.

How many people named Indigo are alive today?

An estimated 5,200 people named Indigo are alive in the United States, based on 5,242 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Indigo mean?

Indigo is a given name often used in reference to the color, a shade between the colors blue and violet.

How popular is the name Indigo in 2025?

Indigo ranked #854 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 318 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Indigo?

5,242 babies have been named Indigo in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Indigo most popular?

Indigo peaked in 2025, when 431 newborns received the name.

Is Indigo a boy or girl name?

Indigo is used for both: about 77% of babies named Indigo have been girls and 23% boys.

Is the name Indigo rising or falling?

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

Will Indigo become more popular?

Indigo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 418 girls named Indigo in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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