Indiana

A unisex name of English origin, meaning of or from India; feminine form of Indica.

Babies a year
44
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#816
44 babies

Indiana by the numbers

In 2025, 44 babies in England and Wales were named Indiana. In the US, 174 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from India

Like Indiana, each of these traces back to India: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Indiathe South Asian subcontinent and country; a geographical proper noun used as a personal name79 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Indicaof or from India; feminine form24 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Indiana

Names that are said the same way as Indiana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Names about as common as Indiana

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