Girls' name · since 1880
India
India has 23,990 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,721 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,990
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
India currently ranks #1721 among girls' names in America, with 23,990 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, India has been recorded 23,990 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1721 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,721 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,990 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, India ranks #942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,721 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,990 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,721 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,990
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
India's 23,990 recorded births place it above 98.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How India compares
23,990 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
India's all-time total is 64x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | India | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,990 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,049 | 21 | 19,840 |
India's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
India splits its recorded history at 1953: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1908 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 1,049 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
India popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 1,049
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
India popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 1985 (India as boys' name)
India by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,361 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was India's strongest decade.
6,361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
India births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 154
1880s
154 births
- 1890s 196
1890s
196 births
- 1900s 149
1900s
149 births
- 1910s 264
1910s
264 births
- 1920s 289
1920s
289 births
- 1930s 151
1930s
151 births
- 1940s 250
1940s
250 births
- 1950s 424
1950s
424 births
- 1960s 356
1960s
356 births
- 1970s 1,611
1970s
1,611 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,788 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,112 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,361 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,610 births
- 2020s 1,275
2020s
1,275 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,361 births (27% of all-time use).
How India compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to India's total volume
India by state
Where India concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 1,695 | 7.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,270 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,203 | 5.0% |
| #4 | California | | 1,189 | 5.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,150 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,129 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,119 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 1,032 | 4.3% |
1,695 of 23,990 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
India appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with India's data
- India's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,361 total births); usage has since declined to 1,275 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Indias (1,695 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to India
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for India: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for India draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.