Names / Girl names
India
Current rank
#1,722
and easing
All-time peak
#299
in 2001
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
24,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #299 in 2001 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Place-name stylish and warm. It refers to the country name. It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1880. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 2001, at #299 nationally. Over 24,000 have carried it since records began.