Indigo is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Indigo is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #854 among girls (318) and #1,531 among boys (113) — overall #1,307 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 431 | 431 | #854 | #1,531 |
| 2024 | 395 | 395 | #921 | #1,613 |
| 2023 | 367 | 367 | #961 | #1,720 |
| 2022 | 390 | 390 | #979 | #1,528 |
| 2021 | 386 | 386 | #901 | #1,819 |
| 2020 | 316 | 316 | #1,028 | #1,985 |
| 2019 | 246 | 246 | #1,231 | #2,438 |
| 2018 | 239 | 239 | #1,335 | #2,057 |
| 2017 | 221 | 221 | #1,381 | #2,399 |
| 2016 | 170 | 170 | #1,724 | #2,640 |
| 2015 | 174 | 174 | #1,747 | #2,395 |
| 2014 | 145 | 145 | #1,830 | #3,257 |
| 2013 | 100 | 100 | #2,272 | #5,048 |
| 2012 | 80 | 80 | #2,947 | #4,448 |
| 2011 | 83 | 83 | #2,743 | #4,884 |
| 2010 | 83 | 83 | #2,794 | #4,742 |
| 2009 | 88 | 88 | #2,690 | #4,820 |
| 2008 | 71 | 71 | #2,969 | #6,912 |
| 2007 | 67 | 67 | #3,143 | #6,805 |
| 2006 | 82 | 82 | #2,737 | #5,170 |
| 2005 | 83 | 83 | #2,648 | #4,539 |
| 2004 | 85 | 85 | #2,569 | #4,322 |
| 2003 | 92 | 92 | #2,353 | #4,035 |
| 2002 | 68 | 68 | #2,909 | #4,581 |
| 2001 | 56 | 56 | #3,065 | #6,638 |
| 2000 | 69 | 69 | #2,750 | #4,662 |
| 1999 | 72 | 72 | #2,650 | #3,897 |
| 1998 | 65 | 65 | #2,628 | #4,985 |
| 1997 | 82 | — | #2,057 | #4,773 |
| 1996 | 69 | — | #2,163 | #8,325 |
| 1995 | 65 | — | #2,433 | #4,911 |
| 1994 | 66 | — | #2,332 | #5,622 |
| 1993 | 60 | — | #2,199 | — |
| 1992 | 75 | — | #1,880 | — |
| 1991 | 69 | — | #2,002 | — |
| 1990 | 15 | — | #5,934 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #8,877 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #10,867 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,784 | — |