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Indy

Indy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“diminutive of names like India or Indiana”
Origin
English
Say it
IN-dee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (71% girls, 29% boys since 1880)

Usually a nickname-style form of India, Indiana, or occasionally Indigo. As an independent given name, it is modern English usage.

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How popular is Indy?

2024132 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Indy in 2024438

2024 rank#781 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,763

Indy is rising: use over the last five years is 8.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Indy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Indieinspired by independent or India · American (modern coinage)
  • Indiafrom India · Latin
  • Averyruler of elves · English
  • Riverriver · English
  • Sawyerwoodcutter · English
  • TatumTata's homestead · English
  • EmersonEmery's son · English
  • Haydenhay valley · English

Indy questions

What does the name Indy mean?

Indy means "diminutive of names like India or Indiana". It comes from English. Usually a nickname-style form of India, Indiana, or occasionally Indigo. As an independent given name, it is modern English usage.

Is Indy a boy or girl name?

Indy is used for both: about 71% of US babies named Indy since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Indy?

438 US babies were named Indy in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Indy?

Indy 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.