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