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Indigo

/ˈɪndəɡoʊ/ · 77% girls, 23% boys · #854 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Indigo has been given to about 5,242 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈɪndəɡoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,206
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Indigo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 431
  • Born in 2025431
  • All time5,242
  • England & Wales, 2025#486 · 94

How popular is Indigo?

Indigo ranks 854th among American unisexs in 2025, with 431 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 431 babies were given the name, ranking 854th. The typical living American called Indigo is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Indigo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rodrigo0.63
  2. India0.60
  3. Indie0.60
  4. Diego0.57
  5. Santiago0.55
  6. Domingo0.52
  7. Ignacio0.51
  8. Thiago0.45

Middle names for Indigo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Indigo Marie0.89
  2. Indigo Grace0.89
  3. Indigo Jane0.89
  4. Indigo June0.88
  5. Indigo Claire0.88
  6. Indigo Pearl0.88

Sibling names for Indigo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keilanisister · 0.99
  2. Zaydbrother · 0.98
  3. Anakinbrother · 0.98
  4. Amaiasister · 0.98
  5. Jakaribrother · 0.98
  6. Persephonesister · 0.98

Where Indigo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.05%
  2. Idaho0.04%
  3. Colorado0.03%
  4. Wisconsin0.03%
  5. Kansas0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Indigo White0.84
  2. Indigo Reyes0.84
  3. Indigo Nguyen0.84
  4. Indigo Lee0.84
  5. Indigo Hill0.84
  6. Indigo Hall0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Indigo

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Indigo across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.