Indie
Indie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Indie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Indie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Indie
As a girl name
American parents first put Indie on the record books as a girl name in 1959, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 550 Indies were born — ranking #552 that year. About 67% of every Indie on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Indie ranks #587 for girls with 517 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Indie as a boy name dates back to 2007, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Indie — #3,773 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Indie on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Indie ranks #4,476 for boys with 23 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). All told, over 300 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Indie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Indie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Indie
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Indie
Indie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Indie's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #552. Use the chart and map above to compare Indie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.