The first name Indira

In 2025, 14 girls were named Indira, making it the 2,006th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 16 births (#1,809).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Indira with other names.

In 2025, 39 girls born in the United States were named Indira, the 3,797th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2001, when 72 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Indira Varma
  English actress, born 1973
• Indira Devi Chaudhurani
  Bengali literary figure, author and musician, 1873–1960
• Indira Levak
  Croatian singer, born 1973
• Mamoni Raisom Goswami
  A celebrated writer of contemporary Indian literature, 1942–2011
• Anita Anand
  Canadian politician and professor (born 1967)

• Arya
• Kali
• Diya
• Leela
• Asha
• Avani
• Aanya
• Shreya
• Jaya
• Anjali
• Veda
• Ila
• Uma
• Anisha
• Daya
• Aditi

All 288 names of Sanskrit origin

What does the name Indira mean?

Borrowed from Sanskrit इन्दिरा (indirā).

What is the origin of the name Indira?

Borrowed from Sanskrit इन्दिरा (indirā).

How popular is the name Indira?

In 2025, 14 girls born in England and Wales were named Indira, ranking 2,006th. Its peak was 2012, with 16 births.

Is Indira a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,476 US babies named Indira since 1880 were girls.

When was Indira most popular?

2001 in the United States, when 72 babies were named Indira, its highest rank at 2,246th.