Indigo
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About Indigo
Indigo is one of the most appealing and evocative of the new generation of color names. Color names have joined flower and jewel names -- in a big way -- and Indigo, a deep blue-purple dye from plants native to India, is particularly striking for both girls and boys. Indigo is the name of a character in the Ntozake Shange novel Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, and was used for his daughter by Lou Diamond Phillips.
Some cultural references: The Indigo Girls are a folk duo, 'Mood Indigo' is a classic Duke Ellington jazz composition, and there is a 1970's New Age theory that Indigo children possess special, sometimes supernatural abilities.
Pronounced IN-di-go.
As of October 2026, Indigo ranked #854 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #423.
Editor's take: The name Indigo is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "Indian dye".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,830 | 111 | 62.1 |
| 2015 | #1,746 | 120 | 67.2 |
| 2016 | #1,724 | 123 | 69.4 |
| 2017 | #1,381 | 167 | 96.7 |
| 2018 | #1,335 | 169 | 99.3 |
| 2019 | #1,230 | 191 | 113.8 |
| 2020 | #1,028 | 244 | 150.9 |
| 2021 | #901 | 300 | 182.8 |
| 2022 | #978 | 272 | 165.8 |
| 2023 | #961 | 270 | 168.3 |
| 2024 | #923 | 287 | 177.1 |
| 2025 | #854 | 318 | 197.9 |
World rankings
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Indigo on lists
Famous Indigos
- Indigo Samara Phillips (b. 2007)
daughter of actor Lou Diamond Phillips
- Indigo Packer (b. 2008)
daughter of Australian business mogul James Packer and singer Erica Packer
Indigo in pop culture
- Indigo "Indi" Walker
a character on Australian soap opera "Home and Away"
- Indigo Doll
Character in the Rainbow Brite series
- Indigo
character on TV's "Supergirl"
- Indigo Downes
character in "Mo' Better Blues"