US rank #3055 Girls' name Peak 2001 2,435 births

Indira — #3055 US girls' name

2,435 babies named Indira in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s901970s2411980s3521990s4662000s6112010s4652020s210
#3055
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Indira was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

72 babies were named Indira in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Indira

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,435 babies named Indira between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Indira currently holds the #3055 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Indira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 611 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Indira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 406 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Indira in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Indira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,435 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Indira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,435

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2001

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,055

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Indira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
72
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
020406080 202420162008200019921984197619681966 43

Indira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
611 births that decade — 25% of Indira's all-time total
1960s901970s2411980s3521990s4662000s6112010s4652020s210

Indira by state

Where Indira concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Indira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
406 16.7%
#2 California
357 14.7%
#3 Texas
135 5.5%
#4 Florida
70 2.9%
#5 New Jersey
29 1.2%
#6 Illinois
21 0.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
15 0.6%
#8 Maryland
13 0.5%
New York share of Indira's total US births 16.7%
Even split

406 of 2,435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Indira appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Indira?
2,435 babies have been named Indira since 1966. It currently ranks #3055 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 72 births.
When was Indira most popular?
Indira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 611 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Indira most popular?
The top states for the name Indira are New York (406 births), California (357 births), Texas (135 births).
How long has the name Indira been used?
Indira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Indira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include India, Indie, Indigo, Indiana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.