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India

Gender
Girl
Say it
IN-dee-a
Origin
Sanskrit
UK rank, 2025
#524 for girls
US rank, 2025
#1,721 for girls

India is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “land of the Indus river”. In 2025 it ranked 524th for girls in the UK (83 babies) and 1,721st for girls in the US (118 babies).

What does India mean?

Sanskrit: the country name, from the River Indus via Persian and Greek

“land of the Indus river”

India Wilkes, Ashley's sister in Gone with the Wind, is an early literary bearer.

More on Wiktionary.

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

India is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 83 girls in the UK and 118 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is India in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#524among girls
Babies in 2025
83about 1 in 3,400 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 58% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 83 girls in the UK were named India, making it the 524th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 209th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 465 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named India since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named India in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 509th in England and Wales and 334th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 465 in 20112025
India in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202583#524
2024103#454
2023143#342
2022149#326
2021243#230
2020259#209
2019231#231
2018294#198
2017277#208
2016250#228
2015273#214
2014296#201
2013393#149
2012416#154
2011465#136
2010404#151
2009238#232
2008240#240
2007239#240
2006272#207
2005314#185
2004341#172
2003340#163
2002360#145
2001392#133
2000456#124
1999460#122
1998388#137
1997317#163
1996252#189

How popular is India in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,721among girls
Babies in 2025
118about 1 in 14,000 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 43% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 118 girls in the US were named India, making it the 1,721st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,015th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 1,049 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named India than any year since 1974.

Half of all the girls named India in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 135 girls in the US were given India or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,373, up from #1,721 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 1,049 in 20012025
India in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025118#1,721
2024169#1,350
2023182#1,264
2022275#968
2021283#938
2020248#1,015
2019285#928
2018295#909
2017302#894
2016263#1,005
2015262#1,018
2014226#1,121
2013259#971
2012204#1,201
2011253#997
2010261#976
2009335#834
2008353#813
2007431#681
2006522#563
2005613#496
2004616#477
2003740#410
2002979#311
20011,049#299
2000723#395
1999677#411
1998514#494
1997602#427
1996667#398
1995599#431
1994616#406
1993659#386
1992664#390
1991614#414
1990500#487
1989443#525
1988498#452
1987529#422
1986604#383
1985754#318
1984329#562
1983178#858
1982141#1,032
1981178#871
1980134#1,059
1979157#940
1978129#1,049
1977159#891
1976134#949
1975151#878
1974106#1,094
1973140#894
1972194#727
1971249#652
1970192#761
196941#1,955
196832#2,126
196742#1,783
196639#1,827
196534#1,993
196427#2,347
196329#2,210
196231#2,112
196140#1,806
196041#1,763
195948#1,566
195849#1,526
195746#1,587
195645#1,580
195552#1,382
195453#1,376
195342#1,502
195231#1,780
195131#1,739
195027#1,834
194928#1,806
194832#1,647
194720#2,199
194625#1,807
194521#1,824
194417#2,095
194331#1,491
194223#1,759
194131#1,384
194022#1,682
193910#2,734
193817#1,945
193717#1,914
193616#1,950
193514#2,205
193417#1,913
193314#2,160
193213#2,363
193116#2,023
193017#2,022
192921#1,765
192822#1,783
192725#1,668
192634#1,356
192535#1,347
192424#1,770
192327#1,598
192239#1,252
192132#1,437
192030#1,470
191933#1,348
191828#1,497
191726#1,470
191629#1,357
191533#1,190
191433#1,034
191325#1,091
191218#1,252
191120#982
191019#997
190915#1,052
19089#1,439
190716#945
190616#917
190517#900
190410#1,170
190316#862
190216#872
190116#829
190018#885
189919#728
189816#840
189716#786
189627#594
189522#658
189411#950
189318#687
189232#479
189113#750
189022#558
188917#620
188818#593
188710#733
188615#572
188514#576
188420#449
188316#480
188216#458
188116#418
188012#492

Nicknames for India

Names like India

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Olivia Sophia Emily Jessica Victoria Lydia Francesca Amelia Hannah Abigail Nadia Mia

Other spellings of India

Indya

Names related to India

Indie Indi Indiyah Indiya Indiah Endia Indyah

More Sanskrit names

Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya

Every Sanskrit name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “India: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/india, updated 20 October 2026.