NameTides

Indy

Indy was the #768 girls' name in the US in 2025 (353 babies), and #610 in England & Wales and #1,065 in Canada.

Indy as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Indy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Indy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#768 (353)#610 (64)#539 (5)#397 (3)#325 (12)#1,065 (25)
2024#775 (363)#696 (54)#790 (3)—#504 (7)#1,833 (12)
2023#923 (287)#794 (45)#439 (7)—#296 (13)#1,419 (16)
2022#1,039 (246)#775 (47)——#420 (9)#1,635 (13)
2021#1,067 (236)#884 (40)#652 (4)—#586 (6)#1,876 (11)
2020#1,510 (141)#969 (35)#471 (6)—#834 (3)#1,877 (11)
2019#1,773 (115)#1,252 (26)——#362 (11)#1,798 (12)
2018#2,098 (91)#1,526 (20)——#734 (4)#2,587 (7)
2017#2,689 (64)#1,330 (25)#570 (5)—#651 (5)#2,609 (7)
2016#2,934 (57)#1,370 (24)#798 (3)——#3,294 (5)
2015#3,429 (46)#1,405 (23)#653 (4)——#3,286 (5)
2014#3,848 (39)#1,501 (20)#802 (3)———
2013#6,729 (18)#1,098 (32)#663 (4)—#894 (3)—
2012#10,429 (10)#1,150 (29)#665 (4)———
2011#7,783 (15)#2,636 (9)#674 (4)———

Indy as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Indy as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Indy as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,363 (58)#1,406 (19)#2,789 (6)
2024#1,997 (77)#847 (38)#2,439 (7)
2023#1,970 (78)#1,108 (26)#1,810 (10)
2022#2,094 (71)#1,314 (20)#2,810 (5)
2021#2,321 (59)#1,055 (27)#1,653 (11)
2020#2,806 (43)#845 (35)—
2019#2,421 (55)#1,152 (23)#1,375 (14)
2018#2,325 (57)#1,194 (22)#1,836 (9)
2017#2,566 (49)#1,068 (27)#1,623 (11)
2016#3,883 (27)#1,903 (12)#1,683 (10)
2015#3,591 (30)#1,046 (27)#1,681 (10)
2014#4,138 (24)#1,327 (19)—
2013#3,864 (26)#1,247 (20)#2,606 (5)
2012#4,533 (21)#1,191 (22)—
2011#5,433 (16)#1,342 (18)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #775.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1955.
  • In 2025, 86% of US babies named Indy were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,500 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Indy is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,300 to 1 in 4,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Indy by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: #277IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: #162NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #619ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #492IAIndiana: #721INOhio: #622OHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #997CAUtah: #126UTColorado: #584CONebraska: #200NEMissouri: #480MOKentucky: #443KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #676AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #497TNNorth Carolina: #780NCSouth Carolina: #467SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #398OKLouisiana: #477LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #716ALGeorgia: #1,075GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,087TXFlorida: #735FL
Indy (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IndyCanadaGirls#1,06525
IndyCanadaBoys#2,7896
IndyEngland & WalesGirls#61064
IndyEngland & WalesBoys#1,40619
IndyIrelandGirls#32512
IndyNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
IndyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
IndyScotlandGirls#5395
IndyUSGirls#768353
IndyUSBoys#2,36358