| Navy | Indigo | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | the navy; deep blue | Deep blue-purple dye |
| Origin | english | English |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | NAY-vee | IN-dih-goh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1985 | 1971 |
| Peak year | 2025 (935) | 2025 (318) |
| In 2025 | 935 | 318 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Navy | Indigo |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4,500 | 1,693 |
| 2010s | 1,234 | 1,148 |
| 2000s | 117 | 597 |
| 1990s | 49 | 565 |
| 1980s | 13 | 12 |
| 1970s | 0 | 5 |
A modern word-name from English 'navy' (a nation's fleet, and the deep blue color named after naval uniforms), ultimately from Latin 'navis', ship. It has no older history as a personal name; its appeal is the color and the nautical association.
Indigo names the deep blue-purple dye and colour, from the Greek for “Indian.”
Navy is more popular than Indigo today: about 935 US babies were given the name Navy in 2025, compared with 318 named Indigo.
Navy means the navy; deep blue (english origin), while Indigo means Deep blue-purple dye (English origin).
In US records, Navy first appears in 1985 and Indigo in 1971, so Indigo has the longer recorded history.