Unisex name · since 1959
Indie
4,412 babies named Indie in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #634 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,412
- born since 1959
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,412 babies have been named Indie since 1959, making it today's #634 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Indie recorded 4,412 times among girls since 1959, holding rank #634 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #2,793 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #634 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,412 born since 1959
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Indie ranks #2,793 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #634 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,412 born since 1959, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #634 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,412
- born since 1959
- 2020s
- peak decade
Indie's 4,412 recorded births place it above 96.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Indie compares
4,412 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Indie's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Indie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,412 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 550 | 21 | 19,840 |
Indie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Indie's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 550, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Indie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 550
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Indie popularity over time - boys
271 total births recorded since 2007 (Indie as boys' name)
Indie by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,784 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Indie's strongest decade.
2,784 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Indie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 171
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,436 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,784 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,784 births (63% of all-time use).
How Indie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Indie's total volume
Indie by state
Where Indie concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 452 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Utah | | 394 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 334 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 168 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 148 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 131 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 125 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 123 | 2.8% |
452 of 4,412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Indie appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Indie's data
- California records the most Indies (452 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Indie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~66 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1959–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Indie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.