Hiba vs Indigo
Hiba and Indigocompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hiba was ranked #254 and Indigo #503 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Hiba was ranked #483 and Indigo #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Hiba and Indigo over time
Hiba and Indigo appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Hiba held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Indigo in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Indigo reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hiba in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hiba and Indigo changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #254 and #503.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hiba held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Indigo in 5.
Highest recorded here: Hiba #254 in 2024, Indigo #438 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hiba #254, Indigo #503.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Hiba | Indigo |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #470 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hiba has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Indigo.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Hiba
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #411 among girls in Norway in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #470 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Indigo
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #438 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls