Indira
Indira is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "beauty" and "splendid". It is an epithet of Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
- Hinduism
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Kannada
Meaning & Origin of Indira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Indira is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "beauty" and "splendid". It is an epithet of Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Kannada
- Tamil
The Story of Indira
The earliest SSA record of Indira as a baby girl name dates back to 1966, when 43 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 72 newborns named Indira — #2,236 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Indira on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Indira ranks #3,284 for baby girls with 48 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Indira
Indira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Indira's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #1,715. Use the chart and map above to compare Indira's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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