Girl's name
Indie
Say it IN-dee
2 syllables
Where Indie is loved, common and rare
Common across New Zealand and South Australia. Rare in Ireland, the UK, Canada and two more places.
1 in 491 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Ireland 109thEngland and Wales 134thScotland 172nd
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Every place
In 10 of the 40 official lists, among them Ireland (109th), England and Wales (134th) and Scotland (172nd).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 74th 2025 | 50 | rank only |
| South Australia state | 92nd 2025 | 17 | rank only |
| Ireland | 109th 2025 | 43 | 1 in 491 |
| England and Wales | 134th 2025 | 367 | 1 in 690 |
| Scotland | 172nd 2025 | 24 | 1 in 746 |
| Northern Ireland | 205th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 911 |
| British Columbia province | 592nd 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 2,392 |
| Ontario province | 708th 2024 | 17 | about 1 in 3,204 |
| Switzerland | 1013th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 6,799 |
| France | 2317th 2025 | 10 | 1 in 28,679 |
Rare, below the listed names: Quebec, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, the Netherlands, Austria, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Sources: Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France). How we count, and every source
About the name
No origin, meaning or etymology is recorded for Indie, so the most that can be said with certainty is what the name sounds like and where it is chosen. It stands on its own rather than as a listed variant of a longer name.
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Two syllables, said IN-dee, with the stress on the first. It is short, informal and easy to spell, with no common variants.
It is chiefly used in New Zealand, Australia and Ireland: a top-80 name in New Zealand and well placed in South Australia, with Ireland close behind. In continental Europe it is rare, appearing in small numbers in Switzerland and France. Canadian records show it arriving only a few years before its peak in 2021, so it is one of the newest names here, now easing slightly in several regions.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- IN-dee, 2 syllables
Over time
Over five years: rising in 1 of 7 regions, falling in 3.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 276 | 238 | 229 | 171 | 124 | 114 | 135 | 138 | 148 | 134 |
| Scotland | 216 | 186 | 156 | 140 | 91 | 80 | 124 | 102 | 146 | 172 |
| Northern Ireland | 215 | 218 | 213 | 134 | 181 | 201 | 126 | 144 | 205 | |
| Ireland | 195 | 205 | 179 | 119 | 106 | 78 | 91 | 89 | 156 | 109 |
| Ontario | 1330 | 767 | 693 | 832 | 1020 | 566 | 705 | 846 | 708 | |
| British Columbia | 513 | 679 | 520 | 358 | 567 | 486 | 592 | |||
| Queensland | 83 | |||||||||
| South Australia | 130 | 98 | 92 | |||||||
| New Zealand | 45 | 29 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 65 | 71 | 63 | 74 |
| France | 3622 | 3591 | 3634 | 2508 | 2509 | 3650 | 3521 | 3443 | 2317 | |
| The Netherlands | 1047 | 1027 | 947 | 992 | ||||||
| Switzerland | 1719 | 1785 | 1298 | 1013 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | 367 | 144.9 |
| 2024 | 148 | 339 | 131.4 |
| 2023 | 138 | 353 | 137.6 |
| 2022 | 135 | 381 | 144.6 |
| 2021 | 114 | 450 | 164.2 |
| 2020 | 124 | 398 | 148.3 |
| 2019 | 171 | 295 | 105.3 |
| 2018 | 229 | 218 | 75.6 |
| 2017 | 238 | 211 | 70.5 |
| 2016 | 276 | 180 | 58.6 |
| 2015 | 279 | 176 | 57.2 |
| 2014 | 262 | 186 | 60.7 |
| 2013 | 298 | 158 | 51.2 |
| 2012 | 270 | 185 | 57.4 |
| 2011 | 410 | 109 | 33.9 |
| 2010 | 695 | 53 | 16.5 |
| 2009 | 806 | 43 | 13.7 |
| 2008 | 1034 | 29 | 9.2 |
| 2007 | 1384 | 19 | 6.2 |
| 2006 | 1435 | 17 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 1082 | 23 | 8.0 |
| 2004 | 1836 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | 1722 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 2105 | 8 | 3.0 |
| 2001 | 2023 | 8 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | 2746 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 1998 | 3142 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 1996 | 3795 | 3 | 1.0 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Indie in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2020. First recorded in 2015. Her peak year there: 2021, at 38.6 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Indie per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2021 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Indie
1 in 394 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Indie.
1 in 700 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Indie.
1 in 688 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Indie.
1 in 455 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Indie.
1 in 455 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Indie.
1 in 383 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Indie.
1 in 716 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Indie.
1 in 828 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Indie.
1 in 365 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Indie. Same first letter as Indie.
1 in 114 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Indie.
Middle names for Indie
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Indie Grace
2-1 beats · initials IG
Changes the beat after Indie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Indie Olivia
2-4 beats · initials IO · Indie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Indie: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Indie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Indie Sophia
2-3 beats · initials IS
Changes the beat after Indie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Indie Maria
2-3 beats · initials IM
Changes the beat after Indie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Indie Rose
2-1 beats · initials IR
Changes the beat after Indie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Indie Emily
2-3 beats · initials IE · Indie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Indie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Indie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Indie Julia
2-3 beats · initials IJ
Changes the beat after Indie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Indie Miriam
2-3 beats · initials IM
Changes the beat after Indie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Indie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 106 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Indie across countries and decades.
1 in 455 in Northern Ireland
90% alike: moves with Indie across countries and decades.
1 in 142 in England and Wales
90% alike: moves with Indie across countries and decades.
1 in 185 in England and Wales
90% alike: moves with Indie across countries and decades.
1 in 716 in Scotland
90% alike: moves with Indie across countries and decades.
1 in 92 in Scotland
89% alike: moves with Indie across countries and decades.
1 in 183 in Scotland
89% alike: moves with Indie across countries and decades.
1 in 607 in Northern Ireland
89% alike: moves with Indie across countries and decades.
Questions about Indie
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Indie?
Her best rank is No. 74 in New Zealand in 2025. She is in the published lists of 10 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Indie?
IN-dee, with 2 syllables.
Is Indie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 1 of 7 regions, falling in 3.
Which sister names go with Indie?
The deck's top five sisters for Indie: Lyra, Wren, Harlow, Ayda and Pippa. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.