Girls' name · since 1966
Indira
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 2,476 babies named Indira, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,476
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Indira currently ranks #3800 among girls' names in America, with 2,476 babies recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Indira has been recorded 2,476 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #3800 nationally and more common than 78% 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 1966 to 2025.
- #4,075 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,800 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,476 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Indira ranks #4,075 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,800 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,476 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,476
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Indira's 2,476 recorded births place it above 94.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Indira compares
2,476 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Indira's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Indira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,476 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 21 | 19,840 |
Indira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Indira's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 14 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Indira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Indira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (611 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Indira's strongest decade.
611 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Indira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 90
1960s
90 births
- 1970s 241
1970s
241 births
- 1980s
1980s
352 births
- 1990s
1990s
466 births
- 2000s
2000s
611 births
- 2010s
2010s
465 births
- 2020s
2020s
251 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 611 births (25% of all-time use).
How Indira 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 Indira's total volume
Indira by state
Where Indira concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 412 | 16.6% |
| #2 | California | | 357 | 14.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 135 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 70 | 2.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 29 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 14 | 0.6% |
412 of 2,476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Indira appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Indira's data
- Indira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (611 total births) through the 2020s (251) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Indiras (412 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Indira: 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 (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Indira 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.