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Indigo Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Indigo?

Ranking 1,339th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Indigo is uncommon.

Indigo, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #1339 was reached for the first time this year.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2017 with 167 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Indigo in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1989.

Indigo, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 2010-2017.

Sometimes the name Indigo has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Indigo's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Indigo be?

For a number of years, the name Indigo has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Indigo has risen significantly.

The name Indigo is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Indigo (Girl)Indigo (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 167 1,339 67 2,091
2017 167 1,374 54 2,392
2016 122 1,728 46 2,666
2015 120 1,741 54 2,392
2014 111 1,829 34 3,251
2013 82 2,267 18 5,034
2012 57 2,975 22 4,443
2011 64 2,740 19 4,881
2010 63 2,792 20 4,741
2009 68 2,687 20 4,815
2008 59 2,967 12 6,909
2007 55 3,138 12 6,801
2006 65 2,737 17 5,164
2005 64 2,648 19 4,531
2004 65 2,567 20 4,319
2003 71 2,352 21 4,035
2002 51 2,908 17 4,576
2001 46 3,064 10 6,638
2000 53 2,749 16 4,659
1999 53 2,649 19 3,895
1998 52 2,628 13 4,981
1997 69 2,055 13 4,774
1996 63 2,161 6 8,324
1995 53 2,433 12 4,910
1994 56 2,331 10 5,624
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.