Indra
Mostly boys · IN-dra · Sanskrit
Indra is a name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Indra mean?
Sanskrit
In the Rigveda, Indra is king of the gods, wielder of the thunderbolt and slayer of the serpent Vritra.
- Say it
- IN-dra
Is Indra a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Indra has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls and 13 boys in the US.
How popular is Indra in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Indra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2023, 25% of the babies named Indra in the UK were girls.
Indra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Indra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Indra, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,755th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1951. 13 boys were also named Indra in 2025 (6,442nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Indra in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2020, 77% of the babies named Indra in the US were girls.
Indra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4,755 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 13 | #4,309 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,339 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
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