Baby Name Popularity Profile

Indigo

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Indigo.

✦ Deep blue color 🌍 Latin, Greek Nature Modern
National Rank (2025) #854
All-Time Peak Rank #854 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 4,020 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 25.3% Boy / 74.7% Girl Leans Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1971 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 318 births in 2025
💡 The Indigo Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Deep blue color
Language Origin Latin, Greek
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the Latin 'indicum' and Greek 'indikon', meaning 'from India' or 'Indian dye', referring to the deep blue color.
Common Nicknames
Indy
Pronunciation: IN-di-go
Themes & Categories
Nature Modern
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Indigo across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +30.3%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +165.0%
2015: 120 births 120 2016: 123 births 2017: 167 births 2018: 169 births 2019: 191 births 2020: 244 births 244 2021: 300 births 2022: 272 births 2023: 270 births 2024: 289 births 2025: 318 births 318
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 318 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 36 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 5
1980s: 12
1990s: 565
2000s: 597
2010s: 1,148
2020s: 1,693

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables In-dig-o
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with I, a letter used by only 1.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Washington
States with Data 33
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #505 65 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #517 60 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #559 73 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 20 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #644 92 2021 Insufficient historical volume
California #1164 470 2021 31.2% Decline
Florida #842 158 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #602 46 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #629 96 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #887 67 2019 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1112 221 2021 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #705 78 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1046 207 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #727 39 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 37 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #464 45 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #775 40 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #836 98 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 56 1991 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #1207 43 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #534 104 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #533 41 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #753 69 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #1494 76 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #374 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #966 23 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #536 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 6 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #935 10 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 5 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 5 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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