Gender
Origin
- English
- River
From the Sanskrit for river; India is a country in southern Asia. Fictional India Wilkes was Ashleigh''s sister in Margaret Mitchell''s Gone with the Wind.
Syllables
3
Themes
- Biblical
- Nature
- Place
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of India
Pronunciation
i-ndia, in-dia
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Marianne Williamson, Daughter of Catherine Oxenberg, Daughter of Philip Michael Thomas, Daughter of Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #5160, 9 births); most recent 1992 (rank #7422, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #298, 1,049 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1721, 118 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 118 |
| 2024 | – | 168 |
| 2023 | – | 181 |
| 2022 | – | 274 |
| 2021 | – | 283 |
| 2020 | – | 248 |
| 2019 | – | 285 |
| 2018 | – | 295 |
| 2017 | – | 302 |
| 2016 | – | 263 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #130, 438 births); most recent 2025 (rank #509, 79 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 |
| 2024 | 100 |
| 2023 | 138 |
| 2022 | 147 |
| 2021 | 235 |
| 2020 | 247 |
| 2019 | 224 |
| 2018 | 275 |
| 2017 | 267 |
| 2016 | 240 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #860, 52 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1137, 31 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 30 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2014 | 28 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #307, 14 births); most recent 2024 (rank #869, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #213, 21 births); most recent 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #181, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #379, 9 births); most recent 2014 (rank #653, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence