Is Indra a boy or girl name?

Indra is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 943 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 86.2% were girls and 13.8% were boys. It changed hands in 2024, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Indra

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Indra was most popular in 2020, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,962 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 943 people named Indra.

Indra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Indra’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Indra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Indra is mostly a girl’s name — 86.2% of the 943 Americans given it were girls and 13.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 2024 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 63% girls and 37% 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.

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