Given name
Indi
“from the river; woman from India”
Indi is a variant of India. One English interpretation is “from the river; woman from India.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Indi is a variant of India. One English interpretation is “from the river; woman from India.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Indi is a variant of India. An origin associated with India is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Indi is a variant of India. The history of India gives this family its wider story. A character in Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind bears India as a first name, which may have encouraged its wider use. India Hicks’s family chose her name to reflect their association with India.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Indi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 899
- 53 boys · 846 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 99 babies
- 2025
- 69
- #2,554 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +46%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 69 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,554 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Arkansas and Colorado and Louisiana shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 579 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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