Unisex name · since 1971
Indigo
4,020 babies named Indigo in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #854 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,020
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Indigo currently ranks #854 among unisex names in America, with 4,020 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Indigo recorded 4,020 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #854 nationally today, ahead of 95% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #2,986 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #854 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,020 born since 1971
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Indigo ranks #2,986 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #854 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,020 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #854 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,020
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Indigo's 4,020 recorded births place it above 95.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Indigo compares
4,020 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Indigo's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Indigo | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,020 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 318 | 21 | 19,840 |
Indigo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Indigo's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 318, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Indigo popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 318
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Indigo popularity over time - boys
1,222 total births recorded since 1994 (Indigo as boys' name)
Indigo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,693 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Indigo's strongest decade.
1,693 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Indigo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 565
1990s
565 births
- 2000s 597
2000s
597 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,148 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,693 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,693 births (42% of all-time use).
How Indigo 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 Indigo's total volume
Indigo by state
Where Indigo concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 470 | 11.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 221 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 207 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 158 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 104 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 98 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 96 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 92 | 2.3% |
470 of 4,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Indigo appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Indigo's data
- California records the most Indigos (470 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 Indigo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Indigo 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.