Indie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “inspired by independent or India”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- IN-dee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (94% of all uses)
Modern English nickname-style name. It can evoke 'indie' meaning independent/independent arts, and is also used as a diminutive of India or Indigo.
How popular is Indie?
Babies named Indie in 2024470
2024 rank#650 girls
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 18804,207
Indie is rising: use over the last five years is 8.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Indie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Indydiminutive of names like India or Indiana · English
- Indiafrom India · Latin
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
Indie questions
What does the name Indie mean?
Indie means "inspired by independent or India". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern English nickname-style name. It can evoke 'indie' meaning independent/independent arts, and is also used as a diminutive of India or Indigo.
Is Indie a boy or girl name?
Indie is mainly a girl's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Indie?
470 US babies were named Indie in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Indie?
Indie is usually pronounced IN-dee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.