Indi
Girl name · #2551 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 69 baby girls were named Indi, placing it at #2551 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #5288, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,087 girls born in 2025 was named Indi.
The 58-year story
Indi first appears in the Social Security records in 1967, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 91 babies and a rank of #2107. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Indi per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Indi in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Indi is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Indi will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Indi is most common
State-level data for Indi is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Indi
Statistically, parents drawn to Indi tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Bindi, Madi, Issa, Skai, and Ilah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Indi | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | #2542 |
| 2024 | 66 | #2637 |
| 2023 | 91 | #2107 |
| 2022 | 89 | #2142 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2608 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2580 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2814 |
| 2018 | 51 | #3158 |
| 2017 | 49 | #3247 |
| 2016 | 34 | #4250 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5288 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6987 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9036 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8196 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12429 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7733 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Indi a popular girl name?
Indi ranked #2551 among girls in 2025 with 69 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5288.
When was the name Indi most popular?
Indi peaked in 2023, when 91 American girls received the name (ranked #2107 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Indi?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,087 newborn American girls was named Indi. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.