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Unisex name

Indie

Indie ranks #1,167 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 5 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #189 among girl dog names.
Indie's popularity trend

Indie's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2013.

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
5
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#1,167
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+455
2014 → 2019
Gender split
73% female
73% female27% male

Gender split comes from 11 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Indie mean?
/ˈɪndi/2 syllables

Indie is a clipped form of "independent," popularized through terms like indie music and indie film to describe work made outside the mainstream, often on its own terms and with its own distinct style.

Indie suits a pet with a bit of a free spirit — one who's affectionate on their own schedule and marches to their own beat rather than anyone else's.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Indie shows up

Cats named Indie per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.03%
TorontoON, CA<0.01%

Cat names like Indie

IndigoGoldieBlondieIndiIndiaIndySadieFreddieEddieBirdieMaddieOdie