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India

/ˈɪndiə/ · 100% girls · 118 born in 2025

India has been given to about 24,017 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɪndiə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 22,410
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named India per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 1,049
  • Born in 2025118
  • All time24,017
  • England & Wales, 2025#510 · 79

How popular is India?

Its best year was 2001, when 1,049 babies were given the name, ranking 299th. The typical living American called India is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like India

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lidia0.70
  2. Andria0.70
  3. Indie0.70
  4. Cinthia0.68
  5. Lydia0.65
  6. Nadia0.65
  7. Nia0.65
  8. Silvia0.62

Middle names for India

Ranked by flow score
  1. India Josephine0.84
  2. India Rose0.83
  3. India Louise0.83
  4. India June0.82
  5. India Pearl0.82
  6. India Quinn0.82

Sibling names for India

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.95
  2. Nathanaelbrother · 0.95
  3. Gustavobrother · 0.95
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.95
  5. Tianasister · 0.95
  6. Paulinasister · 0.94

Where India is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.02%
  2. Alabama0.02%
  3. Florida0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. India White0.78
  2. India Reyes0.78
  3. India Nguyen0.78
  4. India Moore0.78
  5. India Lee0.78
  6. India Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for India

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

India across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.