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Indiana

Unisex

Meaning of Indiana: Latin: 'land of the Indians'

Indiana is a unisex name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1441st most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 625th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1441

144 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#625

62 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,537

First recorded 1880 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 25 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 31 babies1995: 28 babies1996: 38 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 40 babies1999: 52 babies2000: 51 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 55 babies2003: 42 babies2004: 46 babies2005: 54 babies2006: 58 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 83 babies2009: 52 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 98 babies2012: 58 babies2013: 74 babies2014: 130 babies2015: 147 babies2016: 155 babies2017: 176 babies2018: 173 babies2019: 190 babies2020: 177 babies20202021: 186 babies2022: 182 babies2023: 171 babies2024: 152 babies2025: 144 babies
US babies named Indiana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 190.

Gender split

41% boys · 59% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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