Indiana

Meaning: Land of the Indians
Origin: English — From the name of the US state

Girl's name · #2202 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

58% girls · 42% boys — Indiana is also given to boys: 60 in 2025, about 42% in recent years. Indiana →

Popularity over time

Indiana reached its best rank, #604, in 1880 and ranked #2202 in 2025. Roughly 2,100 girls have been named Indiana since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#816 in England & Wales (2025) · #885 in Ireland (2025) · #2,131 in Canada (2025) · #2,711 in France (2025) · #3,791 in Italy (2024) · #332 in New Zealand (2024) · #7,867 in Ecuador (2022) · #87 in Australia (QLD) (2021) · #92 in Australia (VIC) (2021) · #792 in Scotland (2021) · #88 in Australia (NSW) (2019) · #1,192 in Belgium (2000).

Famous Indianas

Indiana Evans — Australian actress (born 1990)
Indiana Massara — Australian singer, actress, model, and Internet personality (born 2002)
Indiana Woodward — Ballet dancer (born 1993 or 1994)
Indiana dos Santos — Australian footballer (born 2007)
Indiana Sánchez — Nicaraguan beauty pageant titleholder (born 1987)

What Indianas become

Among 22 notable people named Indiana:

Entertainers appear 3.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Indiana Evans, Australian actress (born 1990).

Similar names: Milly · India · Vianna · Sury · Nirvana · Ahana

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