Indigo

Meaning: The blue-violet color
Origin: English — From the indigo dye plant

Girl's name · #854 in the US (2025) · Trending

74% girls · 26% boys — Indigo is also given to boys: 113 in 2025, about 26% in recent years. Indigo →

Popularity over time

Indigo is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1971, it stood at #854 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 4,000 girls have been named Indigo along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#486 in England & Wales (2025) · #788 in Ireland (2025) · #896 in Scotland (2025) · #1,898 in Canada (2024).

Famous Indigos

Indigo Sparke — Australian indie rock musician
Indigo De Souza — Musical artist
Indigo Som — Asian American photographer, visual artist, poet, feminist, and social activist

In stories & tradition

Indigo — Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day

What Indigos become

Among 16 notable people named Indigo:

Entertainers appear 3.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Indigo, American actor (born 1984).

Similar names: Ocean · Indie · Margo · Keilani · Imogen · Inaya

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