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

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Peak · girls
2001 · 1,049 births
Debut · girls
12 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
23,990
since 1880

India over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. India has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202017peak #299, 2001girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,721118—
2024#1,350169—
2023#1,264182—
2022#968275—
2021#938283—
2020#1,015248—
2019#928285—
2018#909295—
2017#894302—
2016#1,005263—
2015#1,018262—
2014#1,121226—
2013#971259—
2012#1,201204—
2011#997253—
2010#976261—
2009#834335—
2008#813353—
2007#681431—
2006#563522—
2005#496613—
2004#477616—
2003#410740—
2002#311979—
2001#2991,049—
2000#395723—
1999#411677—
1998#494514—
1997#427602—
1996#398667—
1995#431599—
1994#406616—
1993#386659—
1992#390664#7,4226
1991#414614—
1990#488500#6,4157
1989#525443#5,1659
1988#452498—
1987#422529—
1986#383604—
1985#318754#6,5235
1984#562329—
1983#858178—
1982#1,032141—
1981#871178—
1980#1,059134—
1979#940157—
1978#1,049129—
1977#891159—
1976#949134—
1975#878151—
1974#1,094106—
1973#894140—
1972#727194—
1971#652249—
1970#761192—
1969#1,95541—
1968#2,12632—
1967#1,78342—
1966#1,82739—
1965#1,99334—
1964#2,34827—
1963#2,21129—
1962#2,11331—
1961#1,80740—
1960#1,76441—
1959#1,56748—
1958#1,52749—
1957#1,58846—
1956#1,58145—
1955#1,38352—
1954#1,37753—
1953#1,50342—
1952#1,78131—
1951#1,74031—
1950#1,83527—
1949#1,80728—
1948#1,64832—
1947#2,20020—
1946#1,80825—
1945#1,82521—
1944#2,09617—
1943#1,49231—
1942#1,76023—
1941#1,38431—
1940#1,68222—
1939#2,73610—
1938#1,94517—
1937#1,91417—
1936#1,95016—
1935#2,20614—
1934#1,91317—
1933#2,16114—
1932#2,36513—
1931#2,02416—
1930#2,02317—
1929#1,76621—
1928#1,78422—
1927#1,66925—
1926#1,35734—
1925#1,34735—
1924#1,77024—
1923#1,59827—
1922#1,25239—
1921#1,43732—
1920#1,47030—
1919#1,34833—
1918#1,49728—
1917#1,47026—
1916#1,35729—
1915#1,19033—
1914#1,03433—
1913#1,09125—
1912#1,25218—
1911#98220—
1910#99719—
1909#1,05215—
1908#1,4399—
1907#94516—
1906#91716—
1905#90017—
1904#1,17010—
1903#86216—
1902#87216—
1901#82916—
1900#88518—
1899#72819—
1898#84016—
1897#78616—
1896#59427—
1895#65822—
1894#95011—
1893#68718—
1892#47932—
1891#75013—
1890#55822—
1889#62017—
1888#59318—
1887#73310—
1886#57215—
1885#57614—
1884#44920—
1883#48016—
1882#45816—
1881#41816—
1880#49212—
First appearance
1880

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 2017

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedNHWashington: #1,106 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,213 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedMNIllinois: #705 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,703 girlsILWisconsin: #826 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,516 girlsWIMichigan: #1,012 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,895 girlsMINew York: #1,026 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,866 girlsNYMassachusetts: #747 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,200 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedIAIndiana: #938 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,017 girlsINOhio: #1,460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,355 girlsOHPennsylvania: #823 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,649 girlsPANew Jersey: #1,006 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,994 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,305 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 9,322 girlsCAUtah: #629 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,842 girlsUTColorado: #778 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,771 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedWVVirginia: #516 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,402 girlsVAMaryland: #894 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,655 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedKSArkansas: #580 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,247 girlsARTennessee: #688 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,400 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #467 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,161 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #515 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #371 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsLAMississippi: #378 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,365 girlsMSAlabama: #512 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,131 girlsALGeorgia: #535 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,480 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named India, so not publishedHITexas: #1,120 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 6,951 girlsTXFlorida: #683 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,737 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#371 · 1 in 1,420
  2. Mississippi#378 · 1 in 1,365
  3. North Carolina#467 · 1 in 2,161
  4. Alabama#512 · 1 in 2,131
  5. South Carolina#515 · 1 in 2,220

Best ever in a state: #45 in District of Columbia, 1989.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#371141 in 1,420
Mississippi#37881 in 1,365
North Carolina#467211 in 2,161
Alabama#51291 in 2,131
South Carolina#51581 in 2,220
Virginia#516151 in 2,402
Georgia#535191 in 2,480
Arkansas#58051 in 2,247
Utah#62961 in 2,842
Florida#683231 in 3,737
Tennessee#68891 in 3,400
Illinois#705151 in 3,703
Massachusetts#74761 in 4,200
Colorado#77861 in 3,771
Pennsylvania#823111 in 4,649
Wisconsin#82651 in 4,516
Maryland#89451 in 4,655
Indiana#93861 in 5,017
New Jersey#1,00661 in 5,994
Michigan#1,01271 in 5,895
New York#1,026151 in 5,866
Washington#1,10651 in 6,213
Texas#1,120231 in 6,951
California#1,305211 in 9,322
Ohio#1,46051 in 10,355
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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
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
121 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2001 at #299 (1,049 births)
  • Births halved by 2006, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 73 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1983–2011
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,717
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 26.5% of all girls named India (6,361) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s154#418 (1881)#539
1890s196#479 (1892)#703
1900s149#829 (1901)#987
1910s264#982 (1911)#1,222
1920s289#1,252 (1922)#1,545
1930s151#1,913 (1934)#2,124
1940s250#1,384 (1941)#1,770
1950s424#1,377 (1954)#1,588
1960s356#1,764 (1960)#1,993
1970s1,611#652 (1971)#884
1980s3,788#318 (1985)#648
1990s6,112#386 (1993)#425
2000s6,361#299 (2001)#528
2010s2,610#894 (2017)#1,002
2020s1,275#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 2017

girls
#894
302 births · 1 in 5,717 girls

Top girls' names in 2017

  1. #1Emma19,873
  2. #2Olivia18,778
  3. #3Ava16,017
  4. #4Isabella15,263
  5. #5Sophia14,947
  6. #6Mia13,521
  7. #7Charlotte12,969
  8. #8Amelia11,870
  9. #9Evelyn10,748
  10. #10Abigail10,645
  11. #894India302
More about 2017

girls

1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 5,717 of them was named India, which outranked 95.2% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside India
  1. #890Janessa303
  2. #890Paloma303
  3. #890Ramona303
  4. #894India302
  5. #895Sandra301
  6. #896Kassandra300
  7. #897Abril299
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,443Ensley#2,412 → #969
  2. ↑ 1,020Oaklynn#1,908 → #888
  3. ↑ 842Dream#1,667 → #825
  4. ↑ 749Oaklyn#1,425 → #676
  5. ↑ 717Melania#1,649 → #932
Fallers
  1. ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
  2. ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
  3. ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
  4. ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
  5. ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2017 →