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Indigo

Meaning
Indigo, a blue-violet color
Origin
English — From the word indigo

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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#483 in England & Wales (2025) · #718 in Ireland (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #1,668 in Canada (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,651 in Austria (2024) · #378 in New Zealand (2023) · #13,991 in Italy (2022) · #7,859 in Ecuador (2021) · #99 in Australia (QLD) (2014) · #97 in Australia (VIC) (2013) · #4,044 in France (2004).

Famous Indigos

In stories & tradition

What Indigos become

Among 16 notable people named Indigo:

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

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

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