Girl’s name · American English, English

Indi

How to say it: IN-dee · /ˈɪndi/

Diminutive of Indiana or Indigo meaning independent spirit - modern short form popular in Australia and US.

Indi was the 369th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 69 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 4.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #223 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#369for girls in 2025
1 in 3,763US babies
69born in 2025
#223projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
1 in 157chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Indi
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#369
Babies born in 202569
Share of births1 in 3,763
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×4.0
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#223
In France, 2025#1,735 among girls’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Indi is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 46 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ind

Honouring a Indi in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Indi is about 1 in 157.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

In France: #1,735 for girls in 2025.

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