Indira
Indira was the 3797th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 1721st; the most babies were born in 2001 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved down 393 places. More babies were named Indira in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,797 girls, down 148 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200172 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,476babies recorded
Indira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,797 | 39 |
| 2020 | #3,649 | 41 |
| 2010 | #3,773 | 41 |
| 2000 | #2,440 | 63 |
| 1990 | #3,179 | 35 |
| 1980 | #2,402 | 40 |
| 1970 | #3,245 | 20 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Indira, counting every spelling?
Indira has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Indira?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Indira (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Indira born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Indira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Indira?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Indira are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 14 and 38. That makes Indira mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Indira by state
How common Indira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Indira
How popular is the name Indira?
Indira was the 3797th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 1721st; the most babies were born in 2001 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved down 393 places. More babies were named Indira in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Indira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Indira in the US.
Where is Indira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Indira was most common in Maryland (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Massachusetts.