India

India: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “from India”
Origin: Latin
Say it: IN-dee-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

A place name used as a given name in English. The country name comes through Latin India, ultimately from the Indus River name.

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How popular is India?

202450.0 per million US babies

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Babies named India in 2024168

2024 rank#1,352 girls

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 188023,895

India has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like India

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Indieinspired by independent or India · American (modern coinage)
Indydiminutive of names like India or Indiana · English
Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
Lunamoon · Latin
Auroradawn · Latin
Emilyrival · Latin
Norahonor · Latin
Lucylight · Latin

India questions

What does the name India mean?

India means "from India". It comes from Latin. A place name used as a given name in English. The country name comes through Latin India, ultimately from the Indus River name.

Is India a boy or girl name?

India is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is India?

168 US babies were named India in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce India?

India is usually pronounced IN-dee-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.