Indie is a modern English name taken from the word indie, short for "independent", which has described self-made music and film since the 1980s; it also works as a nickname for India, Indiana and Indigo. The name carries a free-spirited, slightly bohemian feel that fits names like Wren, Juniper and Birdie. In the United States Indie was number 1528 in 2015, entered the top 1000 in 2019, peaked at 552 in 2022 and ranks 634 in 2025.