Indiana
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- in-dee-AN-a
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #865 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,194 for girls
Unisex
Indiana is a name of English origin, meaning “land of the Indians”. In 2025 it ranked 865th for girls in the UK (44 babies) and 2,194th for girls in the US (84 babies).
What does Indiana mean?
English: name of the US state
“land of the Indians”
Made famous by the film hero Indiana Jones, who took the name from his family's dog.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Indiana a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Indiana has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 44 girls and 17 boys in the UK and 84 girls and 60 boys in the US.
How popular is Indiana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #865among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 6,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 44 girls in the UK were named Indiana, making it the 865th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 587th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 97 girls. 17 boys were also named Indiana in 2025 (1,613th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Indiana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 55 girls in the UK were given Indiana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #676, up from #865 for this spelling alone.
- Indiana 44
- Indianna 11
In 2025, 72% of the babies named Indiana in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 816th in England and Wales.
Indiana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #865 |
| 2024 | 62 | #666 |
| 2023 | 44 | #875 |
| 2022 | 67 | #621 |
| 2021 | 80 | #553 |
| 2020 | 73 | #587 |
| 2019 | 97 | #475 |
| 2018 | 90 | #525 |
| 2017 | 85 | #550 |
| 2016 | 78 | #591 |
| 2015 | 81 | #574 |
| 2014 | 68 | #647 |
| 2013 | 71 | #631 |
| 2012 | 66 | #683 |
| 2011 | 51 | #785 |
| 2010 | 50 | #789 |
| 2009 | 33 | #1,040 |
| 2008 | 38 | #929 |
| 2007 | 37 | #910 |
| 2006 | 38 | #853 |
| 2005 | 32 | #918 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 20 | #1,147 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 20 | #1,105 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 21 | #1,080 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Indiana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,194among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 84 girls in the US were named Indiana, making it the 2,194th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,959th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 112 girls. 60 boys were also named Indiana in 2025 (2,304th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Indiana in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 91 girls in the US were given Indiana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,814, up from #2,194 for this spelling alone.
- Indiana 84
- Indianna 7
In 1994, 45% of the babies named Indiana in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 58%, with more girls than boys since 2016.
Indiana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #2,194 |
| 2024 | 83 | #2,248 |
| 2023 | 97 | #2,020 |
| 2022 | 112 | #1,818 |
| 2021 | 112 | #1,801 |
| 2020 | 97 | #1,959 |
| 2019 | 106 | #1,888 |
| 2018 | 99 | #1,978 |
| 2017 | 104 | #1,930 |
| 2016 | 83 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2,471 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2013 | 33 | #4,334 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4,385 |
| 2011 | 54 | #3,091 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5,377 |
| 2008 | 40 | #3,935 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,224 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,162 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,391 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,778 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,462 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,899 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,550 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,601 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,359 |
| 1911 | 13 | #1,300 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,634 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,607 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,547 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,820 |
| 1906 | 9 | #1,321 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,658 |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,440 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,593 |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,227 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #1,180 |
| 1898 | 9 | #1,171 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 9 | #1,122 |
| 1895 | 7 | #1,299 |
| 1894 | 10 | #998 |
| 1893 | 10 | #955 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,337 |
| 1889 | 6 | #1,146 |
| 1888 | 8 | #959 |
| 1887 | 8 | #860 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #830 |
| 1880 | 9 | #580 |
Nicknames for Indiana
Names like Indiana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Indiana
More English names
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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, “Indiana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/indiana, updated 20 October 2026.