| Blaze | Indigo | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Flame | Deep blue-purple dye |
| Origin | english | English |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | BLAYZ | IN-dih-goh |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1971 |
| Peak year | 2015 (354) | 2025 (318) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 318 |
| Trend | Steady | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Blaze | Indigo |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,930 | 1,693 |
| 2010s | 2,856 | 1,148 |
| 2000s | 2,282 | 597 |
| 1990s | 939 | 565 |
| 1980s | 283 | 12 |
| 1970s | 96 | 5 |
| 1960s | 57 | 0 |
| 1950s | 60 | 0 |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 |
Modern English word name from 'blaze', a bright flame or fire. Note: the similar-looking name Blaise is unrelated to fire, deriving from Latin 'blaesus' ('lisping'); Blaze is spelled and read for the fire word.
Indigo names the deep blue-purple dye and colour, from the Greek for “Indian.”
Indigo is more popular than Blaze today: about 318 US babies were given the name Indigo in 2025, compared with 0 named Blaze.
Blaze means Flame (english origin), while Indigo means Deep blue-purple dye (English origin).
In US records, Blaze first appears in 0 and Indigo in 1971, so Blaze has the longer recorded history.