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Indira

Girl

Meaning of Indira: Sanskrit: 'grand' or 'possessing great drops of rain'

Indira is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3638th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3638

39 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,476

First recorded 1966 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 30 babies1982: 24 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 51 babies1985: 62 babies1986: 32 babies1987: 26 babies1988: 34 babies1989: 33 babies1990: 35 babies19901991: 43 babies1992: 36 babies1993: 43 babies1994: 42 babies1995: 41 babies1996: 47 babies1997: 56 babies1998: 67 babies1999: 56 babies2000: 63 babies20002001: 72 babies2002: 63 babies2003: 66 babies2004: 38 babies2005: 63 babies2006: 58 babies2007: 63 babies2008: 69 babies2009: 56 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 55 babies2012: 54 babies2013: 42 babies2014: 49 babies2015: 47 babies2016: 59 babies2017: 42 babies2018: 39 babies2019: 37 babies2020: 41 babies20202021: 44 babies2022: 38 babies2023: 34 babies2024: 55 babies2025: 39 babies
US babies named Indira per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 72.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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