Is Indigo a boy or girl name?
Indigo is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 287 girls and 104 boys were named Indigo, so 73.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 77% of the 4,807 US babies named Indigo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,629
- Girl rank, 2024
- #923
- Babies named Indigo since 1971
- 4,807
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 391 babies
Boys and girls named Indigo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1990s | 73 | 565 | 88.6% |
| 2000s | 164 | 597 | 78.4% |
| 2010s | 393 | 1,148 | 74.5% |
| 2020s | 477 | 1,373 | 74.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104 | #1,629 | 287 | #923 |
| 2023 | 97 | #1,718 | 270 | #961 |
| 2022 | 118 | #1,528 | 272 | #978 |
| 2021 | 86 | #1,819 | 300 | #901 |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,984 | 244 | #1,028 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,437 | 191 | #1,230 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,056 | 169 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 54 | #2,397 | 167 | #1,381 |
| 2016 | 47 | #2,640 | 123 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 54 | #2,395 | 120 | #1,746 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,256 | 111 | #1,830 |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,046 | 82 | #2,271 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,446 | 58 | #2,947 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,884 | 64 | #2,742 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,742 | 63 | #2,795 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,820 | 68 | #2,689 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,911 | 59 | #2,968 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,803 | 55 | #3,142 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,170 | 65 | #2,737 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,538 | 64 | #2,648 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,322 | 65 | #2,568 |
| 2003 | 21 | #4,035 | 71 | #2,353 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,581 | 51 | #2,909 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,638 | 46 | #3,065 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,661 | 53 | #2,750 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,896 | 53 | #2,650 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,984 | 52 | #2,628 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,773 | 69 | #2,056 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,324 | 63 | #2,163 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,911 | 53 | #2,433 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,623 | 56 | #2,331 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,199 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,880 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,002 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,935 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,876 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,866 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,785 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Indigo reached #1,528 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #901 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Indigo
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.