NameTides

Indiana

Indiana was the #2,194 girls' name in the US in 2025 (84 babies), and #816 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Indiana as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Indiana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Indiana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#2,194 (84)#816 (44)—#885 (3)#2,131 (10)——
2024#2,248 (83)#625 (62)—#898 (3)#1,348 (18)——
2023#2,020 (97)#813 (44)——#1,774 (12)——
2022#1,818 (112)#586 (66)——#1,727 (12)——
2021#1,801 (112)#529 (77)#792 (3)#517 (7)#1,229 (20)—#92 (65)
2020#1,959 (97)#559 (70)#765 (3)—#2,007 (10)——
2019#1,888 (106)#453 (93)#650 (4)#871 (3)#1,408 (17)#88 (83)—
2018#1,978 (99)#484 (89)——#1,122 (22)#79 (87)#86 (65)
2017#1,930 (104)#526 (82)#808 (3)#524 (7)#1,123 (22)#76 (93)#66 (77)
2016#2,287 (83)#573 (73)#585 (5)—#1,280 (19)#67 (104)#91 (60)
2015#2,471 (73)#549 (79)—#896 (3)#1,757 (12)#63 (109)#69 (69)
2014#2,535 (70)#606 (68)—#536 (7)#2,374 (8)#65 (107)#52 (86)
2013#4,336 (33)#616 (66)#564 (5)—#1,686 (13)#67 (103)#78 (69)
2012#4,387 (33)#679 (61)#580 (5)—#2,921 (6)#72 (99)#77 (68)
2011#3,092 (54)#749 (50)—#937 (3)#2,618 (7)#78 (91)#80 (64)

Indiana as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Indiana as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Indiana as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,304 (60)#1,538 (17)——
2024#2,133 (69)#1,675 (15)——
2023#2,032 (74)#1,309 (20)——
2022#2,117 (70)#1,534 (16)——
2021#2,000 (74)#1,023 (28)—#1,761 (10)
2020#1,849 (80)#1,379 (18)—#2,197 (7)
2019#1,816 (84)#1,083 (25)—#2,440 (6)
2018#1,981 (74)#1,040 (27)#704 (3)#2,740 (5)
2017#1,977 (72)#1,146 (24)——
2016#1,991 (72)#1,627 (15)—#1,683 (10)
2015#1,955 (74)#996 (29)—#1,681 (10)
2014#2,230 (60)#1,144 (23)——
2013#2,804 (41)#1,183 (21)——
2012#4,003 (25)#1,086 (25)—#1,971 (8)
2011#2,699 (44)#1,087 (24)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #580.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 58% of US babies named Indiana were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Indiana is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Indiana by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: #704UTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Indiana (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IndianaCanadaGirls#2,13110
IndianaCanadaBoys—too few
IndianaEngland & WalesGirls#81644
IndianaEngland & WalesBoys#1,53817
IndianaIrelandGirls#8853
IndianaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
IndianaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
IndianaNSWGirls—too few
IndianaScotlandGirls—too few
IndianaScotlandBoys—too few
IndianaUSGirls#2,19484
IndianaUSBoys#2,30460
IndianaVICGirls—too few