Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Indiana

Gender Unisex · 59% girls Rank 2025 #2,202 Trend ↓ Falling 10%
Rank 2025
#2,202
among girls · ↑51 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
144
named Indiana · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,134
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
190 babies
All-time total
3,537
#4,573 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Indiana popularity over time

3,537 babies have been named Indiana since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 36 – 36 4 – #604
1890s 58 – 58 6 +61% #986
1900s 58 – 58 6 0% #1,271
1910s 78 – 78 8 +34% #1,332
1920s 73 – 73 7 -6% #2,863
1930s 30 – 30 3 -59% #3,272
1940s 11 – 11 1 -63% #4,064
1950s 11 – 11 1 0% #5,542
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 46 – 46 5 – #6,781
1990s 160 163 323 32 +602% #4,634
2000s 255 294 549 55 +70% #3,960
2010s 689 563 1,252 125 +128% #1,892
2020s (to 2025) 585 427 1,012 169 +35% #1,811

Where Indiana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 83 0.05 outside top 500
2027 81 0.05 outside top 500
2028 80 0.05 outside top 500
2029 79 0.05 outside top 500
2030 79 0.05 outside top 500

Where Indiana is most popular

Girls named Indiana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.060 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, California, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Indiana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 10 0.120 +100%
California 89 0.106 +76%
Washington 15 0.104 +73%
Virginia 11 0.065 +7%
Colorado 5 0.045 -26%
Texas 30 0.037 -38%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -48%
Florida 12 0.028 -53%
New York 9 0.023 -62%
Georgia 5 0.022 -63%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Indiana

Indiana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,202 in 2025 with 84 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 3,537 American babies have been named Indiana, about 59% girls and 41% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 190 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Indiana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Indiana?

The median living Indiana is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 3,200 people named Indiana are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Indiana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 84 #2,202 60 #2,317
2024 83 #2,253 69 #2,144
2023 97 #2,026 74 #2,037
2022 112 #1,825 70 #2,122
2021 112 #1,811 74 #2,012
2020 97 #1,961 80 #1,856
2019 106 #1,892 84 #1,820
2018 99 #1,987 74 #1,983
2017 104 #1,936 72 #1,983
2016 83 #2,290 72 #1,997
2015 73 #2,485 74 #1,966
2014 70 #2,545 60 #2,242
2013 33 #4,368 41 #2,821
2012 33 #4,423 25 #4,058
2011 54 #3,104 44 #2,717
2010 34 #4,336 17 #5,341
2009 26 #5,450 26 #3,963
2008 40 #3,960 43 #2,804
2007 17 #7,517 38 #3,046
2006 33 #4,394 25 #3,932
2005 26 #5,006 28 #3,485
2004 22 #5,635 24 #3,779
2003 22 #5,486 20 #4,176
2002 22 #5,330 33 #2,844
2001 22 #5,257 31 #2,956
2000 25 #4,709 26 #3,243
1995 11 #7,712 17 #3,755
1990 9 #8,746 6 #7,519
1985 8 #7,826 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 6 #4,064 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 6 #4,267 – –
1925 8 #3,843 – –
1920 11 #2,988 – –
1915 7 #3,598 – –
1910 9 #1,691 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 7 #1,355 – –
1890 5 #1,416 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 9 #604 – –

Famous people named Indiana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Indiana Evans Indiana Evans Australian actress (born 1990) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Indiana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Indiana?

The median living Indiana is about 9 years old. Half of all living Indianas are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Indiana are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Indiana are alive in the United States, based on 3,537 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Indiana in 2025?

Indiana ranked #2,202 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 84 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Indiana?

3,537 babies have been named Indiana in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Indiana most popular?

Indiana peaked in 2019, when 190 newborns received the name.

Is Indiana a boy or girl name?

Indiana is used for both: about 59% of babies named Indiana have been girls and 41% boys.

Is the name Indiana rising or falling?

Indiana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Indiana become more popular?

Indiana is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 79 girls named Indiana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Indiana?

Well-known people named Indiana include Indiana Evans (actor).

Names like Indiana

Names that sound and feel close to Indiana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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