Meaning
Blue-violet colour, in English word-name use.
The modern given-name reference connects Indigo to the colour and dye. This describes the English word-name route, without implying a personal trait.
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Indigo
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Origin
English colour/dye word adopted as a given name.
The name reference documents colour-word use. The scholarly historical dictionary also records the exact given-name spelling in England; its deeper Greek word root refers to India and does not make every bearer’s name culturally Indian.
English pronunciation
/ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/
One recorded US English dictionary reading of this exact spelling, reviewed alongside explicit English given-name use. CMUdict does not identify a bearer or naming tradition; personal, regional and native-language readings may differ. Adapted from ARPABET to broad IPA and an approximate guide, preserving recorded stress and vowels. Original ARPABET: IH1 N D IH0 G OW2.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 14 · preliminary | 1668 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 6 · preliminary | 2789 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2004 | Girls | 5 (rounded to 5) | 5957 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 82 | 483 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 12 | 2014 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Girls | 3 | 780 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Girls | 4 | 718 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 318 | 853 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 113 | 1529 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: English
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Documented Early Modern English given-name use. This identifies a language of recorded use, not the nationality of every bearer. Credit: S.L. Uckelman, Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, edition 2023/1. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; no passage, image or recording reproduced.
Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; cited S.L. Uckelman / Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources; no open-data licence asserted for the source website.
Meaning: Blue-violet colour, in English word-name use.
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The modern given-name reference connects Indigo to the colour and dye. This describes the English word-name route, without implying a personal trait. Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; no popularity claims or statistics imported from this article.
Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Name history: Recorded as a given name in England in 1598 and 1599.
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The scholarly dictionary cites this exact spelling in Early Modern English records. This establishes historical use; it is not a claim of continuous popularity or an exclusively modern invention. Credit: S.L. Uckelman, Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, edition 2023/1. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; no passage, image or recording reproduced.
Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; cited S.L. Uckelman / Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources; no open-data licence asserted for the source website.
Origin: English colour/dye word adopted as a given name.
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The name reference documents colour-word use. The scholarly historical dictionary also records the exact given-name spelling in England; its deeper Greek word root refers to India and does not make every bearer’s name culturally Indian. Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; no popularity claims or statistics imported from this article. Historical corroboration: S.L. Uckelman, Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, edition 2023/1.
Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/
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One recorded US English dictionary reading of this exact spelling, reviewed alongside explicit English given-name use. CMUdict does not identify a bearer or naming tradition; personal, regional and native-language readings may differ. Adapted from ARPABET to broad IPA and an approximate guide, preserving recorded stress and vowels. Original ARPABET: IH1 N D IH0 G OW2.
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and CMUdict contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: selected exact-spelling dictionary readings converted from ARPABET to broad IPA, with qualified syllable counts. CMUdict does not identify a bearer’s preferred pronunciation or name tradition.
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Syllables: 3 (recorded US English dictionary reading)
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Vowel-phoneme count for this recorded reading only; preferred readings may differ. Original ARPABET: IH1 N D IH0 G OW2.
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and CMUdict contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: selected exact-spelling dictionary readings converted from ARPABET to broad IPA, with qualified syllable counts. CMUdict does not identify a bearer’s preferred pronunciation or name tradition.
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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
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Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
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Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
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Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.