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Why parents love Indigo- Indigo is the deepest blue visible to the human eye.
- The colour sits between blue and violet in the rainbow.
- Indigo dye has been used for 6,000 years.
- Three syllables with a deep, rich sound: IN-dih-go.
- The meaning Indian dye carries ancient trade-route heritage.
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The vibe of Indigo
Indian dyedeepest bluerainbowviolet-adjacent6000 yearsancientvisible spectrumcolour
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Origin & history of Indigo
Greek indikon (Indian)
→ Latin indicum
→ English Indigo
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English / Greek roots
Indigo comes from the Greek meaning Indian dye. Indigo is the deepest shade of blue visible to the human eye, sitting between blue and violet in the rainbow. Indigo dye has been used for over 6,000 years.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek/Latin word; indigo dye used since c. 4000 BCE.
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Today
Indigo remains a beloved choice, ranking #1221 in the US. 4,807 babies have been named Indigo since 1971.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Indigo?
2021
peak year
The name Indigo reached its peak in 2021, with 300 registrations (ranked #901). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1971, roughly 50 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1221) today, averaging about 290 new babies per year. Indigo has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 4,807 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
300
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #901)
(ranked #901)
290
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,900
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
4,807
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Indigo4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Indigo's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — deep-blue seeking. People named Indigo tend to be deep, ancient, and gifted at being the colour at the boundary of visible light.
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Colour at boundary of light✦
Deepest visible blue◈
6,000-year-ancient◎
Rainbow-positioned♡
Indian-trade-routeI9
N5
D4
I9
G7
O6
Sum: 40 → Life path 4
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Personality of Indigo🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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