The baby name Indy is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪndi/ (IN-dee).
Indy is English in Origin.
The baby name Indy is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪndi/ (IN-dee).
Indy is English in Origin.
Indy is a sprightly unisex short form with multiple sources. It most often abbreviates Indiana or India, the place-names (Indiana meaning “land of the Indians”), and can also come from Indigo, via Greek indikon/Latin indicum, “Indian dye.” In South Asian use it may shorten Indira, Sanskrit for “splendor, beauty,” or names derived from Indra, the Vedic sky god. Contemporary English further layers an “indie” vibe, evoking independence and creativity.
As a given name, Indy surged in late-20th- and early-21st-century English-speaking countries, boosted by Indiana Jones and the Indy 500. It’s genuinely unisex - skewing feminine in the UK and Australia, more balanced in North America. Variants include Indie and Indi; related long forms are Indiana, India, Indigo, Indira, and, for boys, Inder. Meanings span “from/of India,” “indigo blue,” “splendor,” and “independent-spirited.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #14 | 2 | 572 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| PA | 0 | #136 | 3 | 3,797 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #181 | 3 | 1,666 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #209 | 16 | 7,146 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #214 | 4 | 4,575 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2000 | #218 | 23 | 418 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #274 | 12 | 2,795 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #283 | 7 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #300 | 7 | 2,588 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #353 | 5 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| NL | 0 | #369 | 23 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #380 | 8 | 2,865 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #402 | 4 | 3,185 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #406 | 751 | 5,933 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #467 | 15 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #503 | 8 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #507 | 21 | 12,905 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #532 | 5 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #536 | 6 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #567 | 7 | 11,342 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #577 | 361 | 8,487 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #598 | 18 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #730 | 9 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #736 | 217 | 5,873 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #816 | 77 | 7,044 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #875 | 67 | 12,708 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #908 | 8 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #965 | 30 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #968 | 16 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 69 | 16,140 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,090 | 52 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,091 | 21 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,138 | 46 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,422 | 25 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,455 | 17 | 10,046 |
Indy is popular in 60 countries — most recent births per country:
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