girls:
1.6k births since 1955
#4147 (27th percentile)
boys:
712 births since 1992
#3875 (15th percentile)
overall:
2.3k births since 1955
#5487 (29th percentile)
The name Indy is the #5,487 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,322 recorded births since 1955. This represents the 29.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 29.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,147 (27.4% percentile) for all time with 1,610 births since 1955. For boys, it ranks #3,875 (15.5% percentile) for all time with 712 births since 1992.
Indy first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1955 (1955 for girls and 1992 for boys). Birth data for Indy is available in 45 out of the 69 years between 1955 and 2023 (41 years for girls and 30 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Indy has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (69.3% of all recorded births). In 2023, 78.6% of babies named Indy were girls.
For girls, Indy reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 29.1% percentile (ranked #672) with 164 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 164 births per million (ranked 29.1% percentile). Despite a peak around 2011, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for girls. Currently, Indy is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #672 (29.1% percentile) with 164 births per million.
For boys, Indy reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 8.0% percentile (ranked #838) with 43 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 43 births per million (ranked 8.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2004, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Indy is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #838 (8.0% percentile) with 43 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Indy".
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Our model found one way to pronounce the name Indy. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 100.0% confident that Indy is pronounced as IHN-dee, which has 2 syllables.
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