Indigo
Rank in 2025
#853
recorded as girls
#1529
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
431
girls 318 · boys 113
Peak year
2025
318 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
5,242
since 1971
Born an Indigo? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Indigo was most popular in 2025, when 318 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.20 per 1,000). In 2025, 318 babies were named Indigo, ranking #853 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 49%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 318 | 853 | 113 | 1529 |
| 2024 | 289 | 919 | 106 | 1608 |
| 2023 | 270 | 961 | 97 | 1718 |
| 2022 | 272 | 978 | 118 | 1523 |
| 2021 | 300 | 901 | 86 | 1815 |
| 2020 | 244 | 1027 | 72 | 1977 |
| 2019 | 191 | 1229 | 55 | 2421 |
| 2018 | 169 | 1335 | 70 | 2046 |
| 2017 | 167 | 1379 | 54 | 2388 |
| 2016 | 123 | 1719 | 47 | 2626 |
| 2015 | 120 | 1743 | 54 | 2386 |
| 2014 | 111 | 1830 | 34 | 3234 |
| 2013 | 82 | 2259 | 18 | 4981 |
| 2012 | 58 | 2935 | 22 | 4390 |
| 2011 | 64 | 2725 | 19 | 4822 |
| 2010 | 63 | 2781 | 20 | 4678 |
| 2009 | 68 | 2672 | 20 | 4748 |
| 2008 | 59 | 2957 | 12 | 6763 |
| 2007 | 55 | 3125 | 12 | 6622 |
| 2006 | 65 | 2728 | 17 | 5072 |
| 2005 | 64 | 2636 | 19 | 4464 |
| 2004 | 65 | 2556 | 20 | 4264 |
| 2003 | 71 | 2346 | 21 | 3976 |
| 2002 | 51 | 2888 | 17 | 4502 |
| 2001 | 46 | 3046 | 10 | 6445 |
| 2000 | 53 | 2740 | 16 | 4573 |
| 1999 | 53 | 2640 | 19 | 3834 |
| 1998 | 52 | 2614 | 13 | 4873 |
| 1997 | 69 | 2045 | 13 | 4668 |
| 1996 | 63 | 2151 | 6 | 7971 |
| 1995 | 53 | 2421 | 12 | 4791 |
| 1994 | 56 | 2323 | 10 | 5452 |
| 1993 | 60 | 2195 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 75 | 1876 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 69 | 1996 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 15 | 5835 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | 8523 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | 10275 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1981 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1979 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1978 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1977 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1973 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1972 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | 8324 | <5 | — |
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Where Indigo is most popular
- Oregon2.7×
- Colorado2.5×
- Utah2.0×
- Washington1.8×
- California1.4×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 77% · boys 23% across all years