India
#1,721 for girls in 2025, 118 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #7,422
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2001 · 1,049 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 23,990since 1880
India over time
Rank among girls' names. India has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,721 | 118 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,350 | 169 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,264 | 182 | — | |
| 2022 | #968 | 275 | — | |
| 2021 | #938 | 283 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,015 | 248 | — | |
| 2019 | #928 | 285 | — | |
| 2018 | #909 | 295 | — | |
| 2017 | #894 | 302 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,005 | 263 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,018 | 262 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,121 | 226 | — | |
| 2013 | #971 | 259 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,201 | 204 | — | |
| 2011 | #997 | 253 | — | |
| 2010 | #976 | 261 | — | |
| 2009 | #834 | 335 | — | |
| 2008 | #813 | 353 | — | |
| 2007 | #681 | 431 | — | |
| 2006 | #563 | 522 | — | |
| 2005 | #496 | 613 | — | |
| 2004 | #477 | 616 | — | |
| 2003 | #410 | 740 | — | |
| 2002 | #311 | 979 | — | |
| 2001 | #299 | 1,049 | — | |
| 2000 | #395 | 723 | — | |
| 1999 | #411 | 677 | — | |
| 1998 | #494 | 514 | — | |
| 1997 | #427 | 602 | — | |
| 1996 | #398 | 667 | — | |
| 1995 | #431 | 599 | — | |
| 1994 | #406 | 616 | — | |
| 1993 | #386 | 659 | — | |
| 1992 | #390 | 664 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #414 | 614 | — | |
| 1990 | #488 | 500 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #525 | 443 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #452 | 498 | — | |
| 1987 | #422 | 529 | — | |
| 1986 | #383 | 604 | — | |
| 1985 | #318 | 754 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #562 | 329 | — | |
| 1983 | #858 | 178 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,032 | 141 | — | |
| 1981 | #871 | 178 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,059 | 134 | — | |
| 1979 | #940 | 157 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,049 | 129 | — | |
| 1977 | #891 | 159 | — | |
| 1976 | #949 | 134 | — | |
| 1975 | #878 | 151 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,094 | 106 | — | |
| 1973 | #894 | 140 | — | |
| 1972 | #727 | 194 | — | |
| 1971 | #652 | 249 | — | |
| 1970 | #761 | 192 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,955 | 41 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,126 | 32 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,783 | 42 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,993 | 34 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,348 | 27 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,211 | 29 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,113 | 31 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,807 | 40 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,764 | 41 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,567 | 48 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,527 | 49 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,588 | 46 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,581 | 45 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,383 | 52 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,377 | 53 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,503 | 42 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,781 | 31 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,740 | 31 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,807 | 28 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,648 | 32 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,808 | 25 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,492 | 31 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,760 | 23 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,384 | 31 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,766 | 21 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,784 | 22 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,347 | 35 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,770 | 24 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,598 | 27 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,252 | 39 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,470 | 30 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,348 | 33 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,497 | 28 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,470 | 26 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,357 | 29 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,190 | 33 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,034 | 33 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,091 | 25 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 | — | |
| 1911 | #982 | 20 | — | |
| 1910 | #997 | 19 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | — | |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 | — | |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | — | |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | — | |
| 1903 | #862 | 16 | — | |
| 1902 | #872 | 16 | — | |
| 1901 | #829 | 16 | — | |
| 1900 | #885 | 18 | — | |
| 1899 | #728 | 19 | — | |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | — | |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | — | |
| 1896 | #594 | 27 | — | |
| 1895 | #658 | 22 | — | |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | — | |
| 1893 | #687 | 18 | — | |
| 1892 | #479 | 32 | — | |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 | — | |
| 1890 | #558 | 22 | — | |
| 1889 | #620 | 17 | — | |
| 1888 | #593 | 18 | — | |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | — | |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | — | |
| 1885 | #576 | 14 | — | |
| 1884 | #449 | 20 | — | |
| 1883 | #480 | 16 | — | |
| 1882 | #458 | 16 | — | |
| 1881 | #418 | 16 | — | |
| 1880 | #492 | 12 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, India was already there! It came in at #492, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1908, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where India is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#56 · 1 in 211
- South Carolina#95 · 1 in 469
- Maryland#111 · 1 in 561
- Louisiana#120 · 1 in 614
- Georgia#132 · 1 in 687
Best ever in a state: #45 in District of Columbia, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #56 | 27 | 1 in 211 |
| South Carolina | #95 | 38 | 1 in 469 |
| Maryland | #111 | 43 | 1 in 561 |
| Louisiana | #120 | 49 | 1 in 614 |
| Georgia | #132 | 54 | 1 in 687 |
| Ohio | #138 | 86 | 1 in 803 |
| North Carolina | #147 | 43 | 1 in 827 |
| Virginia | #151 | 37 | 1 in 891 |
| Mississippi | #177 | 17 | 1 in 867 |
| Indiana | #202 | 28 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Florida | #210 | 49 | 1 in 1,332 |
| Missouri | #220 | 23 | 1 in 1,399 |
| Alabama | #223 | 17 | 1 in 1,282 |
| Michigan | #235 | 37 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Tennessee | #299 | 14 | 1 in 1,984 |
| New Jersey | #310 | 19 | 1 in 2,127 |
| Pennsylvania | #327 | 28 | 1 in 2,469 |
| Connecticut | #419 | 5 | 1 in 3,407 |
| Massachusetts | #450 | 9 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Illinois | #451 | 22 | 1 in 3,318 |
| Oklahoma | #475 | 6 | 1 in 3,354 |
| Wisconsin | #513 | 6 | 1 in 5,107 |
| New York | #597 | 23 | 1 in 4,647 |
| Texas | #793 | 19 | 1 in 7,018 |
| California | #867 | 25 | 1 in 8,090 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about India
- 371 spots since 2024 (#1,350 → #1,721)
- 706 spots since 2020 (#1,015 → #1,721)
- 703 spots since 2015 (#1,018 → #1,721)
- Biggest jump: 1,194 spots in 1970 (#1,955 → #761)
- Biggest drop: 494 spots in 1908 (#945 → #1,439)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2001 at #299 (1,049 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1983–2011
- Highest: 1 in 1,717 girls born in 2001 were named India (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,621 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 26.5% of all girls named India (6,361) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 154 | #418 (1881) | #539 |
| 1890s | 196 | #479 (1892) | #703 |
| 1900s | 149 | #829 (1901) | #987 |
| 1910s | 264 | #982 (1911) | #1,222 |
| 1920s | 289 | #1,252 (1922) | #1,545 |
| 1930s | 151 | #1,913 (1934) | #2,124 |
| 1940s | 250 | #1,384 (1941) | #1,770 |
| 1950s | 424 | #1,377 (1954) | #1,588 |
| 1960s | 356 | #1,764 (1960) | #1,993 |
| 1970s | 1,611 | #652 (1971) | #884 |
| 1980s | 3,788 | #318 (1985) | #648 |
| 1990s | 6,112 | #386 (1993) | #425 |
| 2000s | 6,361 | #299 (2001) | #528 |
| 2010s | 2,610 | #894 (2017) | #1,002 |
| 2020s | 1,275 | #938 (2021) | #1,209 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
India in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,282 of them was named India, which outranked 97.5% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 369,642 of them was named India, which outranked 14.0% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,063 names at #6,523; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.