girl's name
Indira
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,599
Indira is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2001, when 72 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 85,012 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1966.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Indira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 90 |
| 1970s | 241 |
| 1980s | 352 |
| 1990s | 466 |
| 2000s | 611 |
| 2010s | 465 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 251 |
How popular is Indira?
In 2025, Indira was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Indira is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Indira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Indira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Indira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Indira in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Indira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Indira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Indira
How popular is the name Indira?
In 2025, Indira was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Indira a girl's or a boy's name?
Indira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Indira?
Indira has 3 syllables.
When was Indira most popular?
Indira peaked in 2001, when 72 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Indira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Indira currently ranks #1,596 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.