Indiana

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A few things about Indiana you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Indiana

Indiana Evans

Australian actress and singer

Choose Indiana and your child shares a first name with Indiana Evans, an Australian actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Indiana, like who?” Indiana Evans's Wikipedia article is available in 37 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 19,120 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Indiana, 84 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Indiana would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryIndiana has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Indianas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #580. Today it's #2,194, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowIndiana is 3.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 72,464 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 19,120.
• 🍂TrendIndiana has slipped 235 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,194. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedIndiana is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #704, followed by Colorado (#907). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlIndiana is given to both boys and girls: 58% of the 144 babies named Indiana in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Indiana means “land of the Indians”. Our records link it to Australian and English roots.
• 🌍OriginIndiana is the #6 most popular Australian girl name in the US. That's out of 24 Australian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Indiana

Indiana is a gender-neutral name of Australian and English origin meaning “land of the Indians”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with I and ending in “-ana”. US birth records list Indiana for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 89 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #580 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,194, with 84 babies. Of the 144 US babies named Indiana in 2025, 58% were girls and 42% were boys.

Origin:Australian namesEnglish names