Name Legacy

Indira

Recorded 1966–2025 · United States

Indira was most popular in 2001, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,801 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,632, with 39 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,476 people named Indira.

Most popular in2001
Rank that year#3,801
Births that year72
Total since 18802,476
Given to100% girls

Indira over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Indira’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Indira a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Indira is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,476 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Indira

Where Indira is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org