# Indiana (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/indiana/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˌɪndiˈænə/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | Ind, In |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,537 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,447 / 2,090 (59% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,813, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Indian + -a. From Indiana Territory, dating from 1800, noting the territory's large Native American Indian population. From Indian Territory.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54 | 3,104 |
| 2012 | 33 | 4,423 |
| 2013 | 33 | 4,368 |
| 2014 | 70 | 2,545 |
| 2015 | 73 | 2,485 |
| 2016 | 83 | 2,290 |
| 2017 | 104 | 1,936 |
| 2018 | 99 | 1,987 |
| 2019 | 106 | 1,892 |
| 2020 | 97 | 1,961 |
| 2021 | 112 | 1,811 |
| 2022 | 112 | 1,825 |
| 2023 | 97 | 2,026 |
| 2024 | 83 | 2,253 |
| 2025 | 84 | 2,202 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 44 | 2,717 |
| 2012 | 25 | 4,058 |
| 2013 | 41 | 2,821 |
| 2014 | 60 | 2,242 |
| 2015 | 74 | 1,966 |
| 2016 | 72 | 1,997 |
| 2017 | 72 | 1,983 |
| 2018 | 74 | 1,983 |
| 2019 | 84 | 1,820 |
| 2020 | 80 | 1,856 |
| 2021 | 74 | 2,012 |
| 2022 | 70 | 2,122 |
| 2023 | 74 | 2,037 |
| 2024 | 69 | 2,144 |
| 2025 | 60 | 2,317 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50 | 749 |
| 2012 | 61 | 679 |
| 2013 | 66 | 616 |
| 2014 | 68 | 606 |
| 2015 | 79 | 549 |
| 2016 | 73 | 573 |
| 2017 | 82 | 526 |
| 2018 | 89 | 484 |
| 2019 | 93 | 453 |
| 2020 | 70 | 559 |
| 2021 | 77 | 529 |
| 2022 | 66 | 586 |
| 2023 | 44 | 813 |
| 2024 | 62 | 625 |
| 2025 | 44 | 816 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 25 | 1,086 |
| 2013 | 21 | 1,183 |
| 2014 | 23 | 1,144 |
| 2015 | 29 | 996 |
| 2016 | 15 | 1,627 |
| 2017 | 24 | 1,146 |
| 2018 | 27 | 1,040 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1,083 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,379 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1,023 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,534 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1,309 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1,675 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1,538 |

## People named Indiana

- Indiana Evans, Australian actress and singer
- Indiana Vassilev, American soccer player
- Indy Neidell, American historian, actor and YouTube personality

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.