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Indigo

This name comes from the English word indigo for the purplish-blue dye or the colour.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#853

Meaning and history

Indigo is derived from the English word indigo, referring to the purplish-blue dye or color, which ultimately comes from Greek Ἰνδικόν (Indikon), meaning “Indic” or “from India.”

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 65 births, rank #2,728
2007: 55 births, rank #3,125
2008: 59 births, rank #2,957
2009: 68 births, rank #2,672
2010: 63 births, rank #2,781
20112011: 64 births, rank #2,725
2012: 58 births, rank #2,935
2013: 82 births, rank #2,259
2014: 111 births, rank #1,830
2015: 120 births, rank #1,743
20162016: 123 births, rank #1,719
2017: 167 births, rank #1,379
2018: 169 births, rank #1,335
2019: 191 births, rank #1,229
2020: 244 births, rank #1,027
20212021: 300 births, rank #901
2022: 272 births, rank #978
2023: 270 births, rank #961
2024: 289 births, rank #919
20252025: 318 births, rank #853

Indigo rose from #921 to #854 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 318.