Indigo
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- IN-di-go
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #511 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #853 for girls
Indigo is a name of English origin, meaning “Indian dye; deep blue”. In 2025 it ranked 511th for girls in the UK (85 babies) and 853rd for girls in the US (318 babies).
What does Indigo mean?
English: colour name, from Greek indikon, Indian
“Indian dye; deep blue”
Named after the deep blue dye from the indigo plant, long imported to Europe from India.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Indigo a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Indigo has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 85 girls and 12 boys in the UK and 318 girls and 113 boys in the US.
How popular is Indigo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #511among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 85about 1 in 3,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 85 girls in the UK were named Indigo, making it the 511th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 556th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 103 girls. 12 boys were also named Indigo in 2025 (2,087th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Indigo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 88% of the babies named Indigo in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 483rd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Indigo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #511 |
| 2024 | 78 | #552 |
| 2023 | 69 | #601 |
| 2022 | 65 | #634 |
| 2021 | 103 | #463 |
| 2020 | 79 | #556 |
| 2019 | 67 | #638 |
| 2018 | 92 | #512 |
| 2017 | 60 | #737 |
| 2016 | 70 | #656 |
| 2015 | 81 | #574 |
| 2014 | 75 | #607 |
| 2013 | 66 | #672 |
| 2012 | 63 | #705 |
| 2011 | 48 | #826 |
| 2010 | 39 | #949 |
| 2009 | 31 | #1,093 |
| 2008 | 34 | #1,002 |
| 2007 | 31 | #1,026 |
| 2006 | 28 | #1,062 |
| 2005 | 26 | #1,048 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,342 |
| 2003 | 30 | #916 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 22 | #1,035 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Indigo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #853among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 318about 1 in 5,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 318 girls in the US were named Indigo, making it the 853rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,027th. It first appears in the records in 1971. 113 boys were also named Indigo in 2025 (1,529th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Indigo of any year since it first appeared, in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Indigo in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 85% of the babies named Indigo in the US in 1994, and 74% in 2025.
Indigo in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 318 | #853 |
| 2024 | 289 | #919 |
| 2023 | 270 | #961 |
| 2022 | 272 | #978 |
| 2021 | 300 | #901 |
| 2020 | 244 | #1,027 |
| 2019 | 191 | #1,229 |
| 2018 | 169 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 167 | #1,379 |
| 2016 | 123 | #1,719 |
| 2015 | 120 | #1,743 |
| 2014 | 111 | #1,830 |
| 2013 | 82 | #2,259 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,934 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,724 |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,780 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,671 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,956 |
| 2007 | 55 | #3,125 |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,728 |
| 2005 | 64 | #2,632 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,553 |
| 2003 | 71 | #2,343 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,884 |
| 2001 | 46 | #3,042 |
| 2000 | 53 | #2,736 |
| 1999 | 53 | #2,637 |
| 1998 | 52 | #2,611 |
| 1997 | 69 | #2,042 |
| 1996 | 63 | #2,148 |
| 1995 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 1994 | 56 | #2,318 |
| 1993 | 60 | #2,190 |
| 1992 | 75 | #1,871 |
| 1991 | 69 | #1,990 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
Nicknames for Indigo
Names like Indigo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Indigo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/indigo, updated 20 October 2026.