Unisex name · since 1880
Indiana
2,090 babies named Indiana in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,194 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,090
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Indiana currently ranks #2194 among unisex names in America, with 2,090 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Indiana has been recorded 2,090 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #2194 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. 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.
- #4,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,194 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,090 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Indiana ranks #4,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,194 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,090 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,194 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,090
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Indiana's 2,090 recorded births place it above 93.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Indiana compares
2,090 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Indiana's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Indiana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,090 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 112 | 21 | 19,840 |
Indiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Indiana splits its recorded history at 1951: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 112 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Indiana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Indiana popularity over time - boys
1,447 total births recorded since 1990 (Indiana as boys' name)
Indiana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (689 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Indiana's strongest decade.
689 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Indiana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 36
1880s
36 births
- 1890s 58
1890s
58 births
- 1900s 58
1900s
58 births
- 1910s 78
1910s
78 births
- 1920s 73
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 30
1930s
30 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 160
1990s
160 births
- 2000s 255
2000s
255 births
- 2010s
2010s
689 births
- 2020s
2020s
585 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 689 births (33% of all-time use).
How Indiana 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 Indiana's total volume
Indiana by state
Where Indiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 312 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 49 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 48 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Utah | | 45 | 2.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Washington | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.5% |
312 of 2,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Indiana appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Indiana's data
- Indiana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (689 total births) through the 2020s (585) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Indianas (312 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Indiana
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Indiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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 Indiana 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.