Girls' name · peaked in 2001
India name popularity since 1925
23,102 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named India. Half of them were born in 1997 or earlier, so the typical India is about 29 years old in 2026. India peaked in 2001 as the #299 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,102
- Named India, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,722 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 23,075 girls · 27 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 5.06× its national share
Peak year is the year India made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
India births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for India both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1980 and 1985, India became 5.4× more common, from 1 in 12,400 baby girls to 1 in 2,280.
- Steepest fall: Between 2002 and 2007, its share of baby girls fell by 59%, from 1 in 1,840 to 1 in 4,460.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare India's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named India.
Decade by decade
Babies named India in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 137 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 151 | 0 | #2,244 |
| 1940s | 250 | 0 | #1,848 |
| 1950s | 424 | 0 | #1,392 |
| 1960s | 356 | 0 | #2,011 |
| 1970s | 1,611 | 0 | #881 |
| 1980s | 3,788 | 14 | #318 |
| 1990s | 6,112 | 13 | #431 |
| 2000s | 6,361 | 0 | #497 |
| 2010s | 2,610 | 0 | #1,022 |
| 2020–25 | 1,275 | 0 | #1,722 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.4% of babies named India from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where India is most popular
The index compares India's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named India.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 5.06× | 470 |
| Georgia | 3.01× | 1,679 |
| Maryland | 2.72× | 838 |
| South Carolina | 2.70× | 764 |
| Louisiana | 2.61× | 944 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like India and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| India (this page) | 23,075 | 2001 |
| Indya | 1,731 | 2001 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to India's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is India.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of India (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data