Names / Girl names
Indira
Current rank
#3,797
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,721
in 1966
First recorded
1966
in U.S. data
Children named
2,400
since 1966
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,721 in 1966 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Beauty, sometimes linked to blue lotus. The name was first recorded in U.S. records in 1966. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Across all years, more than 2,400 children have been named this.