Given name
Indy
“from the river; woman from India”
Indy is a variant of India. One English interpretation is “from the river; woman from India.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Indy is a variant of India. One English interpretation is “from the river; woman from India.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Indy 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 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Indy 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
Indy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,176
- 847 boys · 2,329 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 440 babies
- 2025
- 411
- #768 for girls · #2,369 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +162%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 23% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 353 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 768 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 217.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 58 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Utah had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (35). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,389 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.
People named Indy
- Indy BoonenBelgian association football player (1999-)
- Indy BarendsIndonesian actressborn 1972
- Indy BaijensDutch volleyball playerborn 2001
- Indy LewisBritish actressborn 2001
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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