Indira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- IN-di-ra
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,779 for girls
Indira is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 3,779th for girls in the US (39 babies).
What does Indira mean?
Sanskrit: an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi
Indira is a name of Lakshmi, goddess of wealth; Indira Gandhi was India's first female prime minister.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Indira a girl's or a boy's name?
Indira is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 39 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Indira in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Indira, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Indira in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Indira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 15 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Indira in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 41,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 39 girls in the US were named Indira, making it the 3,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,606th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 72 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Indira in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Indira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,779 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,976 |
| 2023 | 34 | #4,189 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,891 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3,490 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3,606 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,788 |
| 2017 | 42 | #3,626 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,866 |
| 2015 | 47 | #3,389 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3,270 |
| 2013 | 42 | #3,643 |
| 2012 | 54 | #3,093 |
| 2011 | 55 | #3,050 |
| 2010 | 41 | #3,744 |
| 2009 | 56 | #3,046 |
| 2008 | 69 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,858 |
| 2006 | 58 | #2,939 |
| 2005 | 63 | #2,666 |
| 2004 | 38 | #3,744 |
| 2003 | 66 | #2,462 |
| 2002 | 63 | #2,494 |
| 2001 | 72 | #2,232 |
| 2000 | 63 | #2,422 |
| 1999 | 56 | #2,524 |
| 1998 | 67 | #2,143 |
| 1997 | 56 | #2,357 |
| 1996 | 47 | #2,626 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,875 |
| 1994 | 42 | #2,843 |
| 1993 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 35 | #3,151 |
| 1989 | 33 | #3,159 |
| 1988 | 34 | #2,982 |
| 1987 | 26 | #3,421 |
| 1986 | 32 | #2,902 |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,808 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,990 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 30 | #2,928 |
| 1980 | 40 | #2,391 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 26 | #3,009 |
| 1977 | 21 | #3,485 |
| 1976 | 26 | #2,864 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,121 |
| 1972 | 34 | #2,222 |
| 1971 | 35 | #2,247 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,314 |
| 1967 | 17 | #3,084 |
| 1966 | 43 | #1,715 |
Names like Indira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha Isha Akshara Divisha Prisha Krisha Radhika Varnika Anaya Vihana Nirvana Viha
Names related to Indira
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), 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, “Indira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/indira, updated 20 October 2026.