India

Origin: From the Indus River (Sanskrit sindhu, 'river') (from Sanskrit, via Persian and Greek)

Girl's name · #1722 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

India reached #299 in 2001 and has faded to #1722 since. About 24,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, India ran 4–7× its national rate in Mississippi and Alabama.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how India ranks in other countries and regions.

#58 in Spain (2024) · #371 in N. Ireland (2025) · #512 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,995 in France (2025) · #2,128 in Switzerland (2025).

Famous Indias

India Eisley — American actress
India Allen — American model and actress
India Catalina — Indigenous Colombian translator and intermediary
India de Beaufort — British actress
India Hair — French actress

In stories & tradition

India Wilkes — Gone with the Wind (book)
India Longford — Hollyoaks (TV series)

What Indias become

Among 102 notable people named India:

Entertainers appear 2.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. India Eisley, American actress.

Similar names: Indi · Damaris · Indigo · Nadia · Isis · Asia

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