Is Indy a boy or girl name?

Indy is a unisex name. Of the 3,176 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 73.3% were girls and 26.7% were boys. It changed hands in 2014, and has gone mainly to girls since.

Name Legacy

Indy

Recorded 1955–2025 · United States

Indy was most popular in 2024, when 440 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,290 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,347, with 411 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,176 people named Indy.

Indy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Indy’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Indy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Indy is a unisex name — 73.3% of the 3,176 Americans given it were girls and 26.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 2014 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 77% girls and 23% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Indy

Where Indy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org