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Indiana

/ɪndiˈænə/ · 59% girls, 41% boys · 144 born in 2025

Indiana has been given to about 3,537 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɪndiˈænə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,200
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Indiana per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 190
  • Born in 2025144
  • All time3,537
  • England & Wales, 2025#825 · 61

How popular is Indiana?

Its best year was 2019, when 190 babies were given the name, ranking 1892nd. The typical living American called Indiana is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Indiana

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Iliana0.79
  2. Diana0.75
  3. Dianna0.72
  4. Yuliana0.72
  5. Viridiana0.72
  6. Lilliana0.69
  7. India0.69
  8. Liliana0.68

Middle names for Indiana

Ranked by flow score
  1. Indiana Rose0.89
  2. Indiana Louise0.89
  3. Indiana June0.88
  4. Indiana Pearl0.88
  5. Indiana Quinn0.88
  6. Indiana Nell0.88

Sibling names for Indiana

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Maisysister · 0.97
  2. Zamirbrother · 0.97
  3. Yahyabrother · 0.97
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.97
  5. Ayaneither · 0.97
  6. Keziahsister · 0.96

Where Indiana is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.01%
  2. Colorado0.01%
  3. Virginia0.01%
  4. Washington0.01%
  5. Tennessee0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Indiana White0.84
  2. Indiana Reyes0.84
  3. Indiana Nguyen0.84
  4. Indiana Moore0.84
  5. Indiana Lee0.84
  6. Indiana Hill0.84

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 Indiana

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

Indiana 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.