I saw a little girl named [name_f]Indianna[/name_f], cute with [name_f]Indie[/name_f] as a nn.
My choice would be [name_f]India[/name_f], nn [name_f]Indie[/name_f].
Well, I wouldn’t say [name_f]Indie[/name_f] would be dated nor does the name can be timeless. Though it can fit a ‘trendy’ category, with the risings of [name_u]Indiana[/name_u]/[name_f]Indianna[/name_f]/[name_f]India[/name_f]/[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]/[name_f]Indie[/name_f], but I don’t see it coming as far as Top 50 or so. I do think that [name_f]Indie[/name_f] sounds childish a little bit, but I don’t think it would be dated in any years from now.
I tend to think names like [name_u]Scout[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_u]River[/name_u], [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Tess[/name_f], [name_f]Brie[/name_f]/[name_f]Bree[/name_f], and [name_f]Liv[/name_f] have the same feels as [name_f]Indie[/name_f].
Perhaps you could use [name_f]Indie[/name_f] as nickname for [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] if you are concerned? [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] has a very classic vibe.
Names with a similar feel:
[name_f]Miri[/name_f]
[name_u]Nori[/name_u]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
Neve
Vale
[name_u]Allie[/name_u]
[name_f]Roxie[/name_f]
[name_u]Jess[/name_u]
[name_f]Emmie[/name_f]
I also thought of [name_f]Bri[/name_f] and [name_f]Liv[/name_f], so please consider them seconded.
I don’t feel like [name_f]Indie[/name_f] the nn will date but some full names for [name_f]Indie[/name_f] like [name_u]Indiana[/name_u] or [name_f]India[/name_f] might. My favourite [name_f]Indie[/name_f] names are [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Indira[/name_f].
Similar names you might like might be [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Tilda[/name_f], [name_u]Romy[/name_u], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m], [name_f]Kaia[/name_f] and [name_f]Nera[/name_f].
I don’t think it will be dated! It’s a name that lots of people consider cool and trendy at the moment, but neither it nor [name_u]Indiana[/name_u]/[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]/[name_f]India[/name_f] are popular at the moment, so it’s not getting much use.
Names that I think have a similar vibe:
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]/[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
[name_f]Viveca[/name_f]
[name_f]Posey[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Bee[/name_f]/[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxy[/name_f]
[name_f]Fay[/name_f]/[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
I don’t think it ever has the chance of being timeless, and I do think it might be a bit dated. I only know one, my sister who spells it [name_f]Indy[/name_f], but I know a lot of people have or are considering using it, so I do think it’ll be very much a 2000s\2010s in 20 years time.
To me [name_f]Indie[/name_f] sounds very modern, rather than timeless. I would expect an [name_f]Indie[/name_f] to have been born after the year 2000. However, I don’t think it’s popular enough to become really dated.
I don’t think it will ever be popular enough to become dated, but neither do I think the word “timeless” could ever apply—I agree with pps that it feels very modern! But not in a bad or overly trendy way, so I like it.