Inder
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- IN-der
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Inder is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Indra, king of the gods”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Inder mean?
Sanskrit: Punjabi form of Indra, often short for names like Inderjit
“Indra, king of the gods”
Indra is the Vedic king of the gods and wielder of the thunderbolt; Inder begins many Punjabi names.
Is Inder a girl's or a boy's name?
Inder is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Inder in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Inder, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1998, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Inder in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Inder
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi, Dhruvansh, Shivam, Rishiv, Harshiv, Prithvi, Vikram, Shivay, Priyansh, Ranveer, Viraj, Vedansh
Names related to Inder
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Inder: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/inder, updated 20 October 2026.