Indiana
#2,194 for girls in 2025, 84 births · #2,304 for boys in 2025, 60 births
Given to girls 59.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,090since 1880
Indiana over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | #2,194 | 84 | #2,304 | 60 |
| 2024 | #2,248 | 83 | #2,133 | 69 |
| 2023 | #2,020 | 97 | #2,032 | 74 |
| 2022 | #1,818 | 112 | #2,117 | 70 |
| 2021 | #1,801 | 112 | #2,000 | 74 |
| 2020 | #1,959 | 97 | #1,849 | 80 |
| 2019 | #1,888 | 106 | #1,816 | 84 |
| 2018 | #1,978 | 99 | #1,981 | 74 |
| 2017 | #1,930 | 104 | #1,977 | 72 |
| 2016 | #2,287 | 83 | #1,991 | 72 |
| 2015 | #2,471 | 73 | #1,955 | 74 |
| 2014 | #2,535 | 70 | #2,230 | 60 |
| 2013 | #4,336 | 33 | #2,804 | 41 |
| 2012 | #4,387 | 33 | #4,003 | 25 |
| 2011 | #3,092 | 54 | #2,699 | 44 |
| 2010 | #4,306 | 34 | #5,251 | 17 |
| 2009 | #5,378 | 26 | #3,919 | 26 |
| 2008 | #3,936 | 40 | #2,788 | 43 |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 | #3,025 | 38 |
| 2006 | #4,358 | 33 | #3,888 | 25 |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | #3,447 | 28 |
| 2004 | #5,555 | 22 | #3,735 | 24 |
| 2003 | #5,419 | 22 | #4,114 | 20 |
| 2002 | #5,254 | 22 | #2,817 | 33 |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | #2,931 | 31 |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 | #3,219 | 26 |
| 1999 | #4,576 | 24 | #2,939 | 28 |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | #4,019 | 17 |
| 1997 | #4,819 | 21 | #3,261 | 22 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #3,021 | 24 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1994 | #6,319 | 14 | #3,751 | 17 |
| 1993 | #5,206 | 18 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | — | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | — | |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | — | |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | — | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | — | |
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| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | — | |
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| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | — | |
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| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
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| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | — | |
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| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | — | |
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| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | — | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | — | |
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | — | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | — | |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Indiana was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1886, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Indiana is popular in 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#467 · 1 in 2,014
- Tennessee#1,101 · 1 in 6,073
- California#1,259 · 1 in 8,296
- Florida#1,748 · 1 in 13,409
Best ever in a state: #447 in Utah, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #467 | 8 | 1 in 2,014 |
| Tennessee | #1,101 | 5 | 1 in 6,073 |
| California | #1,259 | 21 | 1 in 8,296 |
| Florida | #1,748 | 6 | 1 in 13,409 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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 Indiana
- 54 spots since 2024 (#2,248 → #2,194)
- 235 spots since 2020 (#1,959 → #2,194)
- 277 spots since 2015 (#2,471 → #2,194)
- Biggest drop: 301 spots in 1895 (#998 → #1,299)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #580 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1882, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 1880–1881
- Highest: 1 in 10,110 girls born in 1880 were named Indiana (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 19,134 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 33.0% of all girls named Indiana (689) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2015, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 36 | #580 (1880) | #875 |
| 1890s | 58 | #955 (1893) | #1,152 |
| 1900s | 58 | #1,227 (1901) | #1,527 |
| 1910s | 78 | #1,300 (1911) | #2,706 |
| 1920s | 73 | #2,780 (1922) | #3,675 |
| 1930s | 30 | #3,146 (1937) | #3,423 |
| 1940s | 11 | #3,863 (1940) | #4,243 |
| 1950s | 11 | #5,325 (1956) | #5,370 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 46 | #6,612 (1986) | #9,432 |
| 1990s | 160 | #4,576 (1999) | #6,142 |
| 2000s | 255 | #3,936 (2008) | #5,208 |
| 2010s | 689 | #1,888 (2019) | #2,921 |
| 2020s | 585 | #1,801 (2021) | #2,007 |
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.
Indiana in 2020
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 16,665 of them was named Indiana, which outranked 88.8% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,948Shannon98
- #1,948Stori98
- #1,948Story98
- #1,959Indiana97
- #1,959Aries97
- #1,959Ellia97
- #1,959Janice97
- #1,965Dalett96
- #1,965Estela96
- #1,965Grayson96
Tied with 5 names at #1,959; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 21,576 of them was named Indiana, which outranked 86.8% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,833Saif81
- #1,833West81
- #1,833Westen81
- #1,849Indiana80
- #1,849Amani80
- #1,849Azaan80
- #1,849Esai80
- #1,872Artist79
- #1,872Avian79
- #1,872Ayce79
Tied with 22 names at #1,849; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.