Indira

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

⭐ Famous Indira

Indira Varma

English actress

Choose Indira and your child shares a first name with Indira Varma, an English actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Indira, like who?” Indira Varma'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 41,152 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Indira, 39 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Indira would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryIndira first shows up in US birth records in 1966, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 59 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1966, when it reached #1,715.
• 🍂TrendIndira has slipped 173 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,780. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Sanskrit, Indira means “beauty”.

About the name Indira

Indira is a girl name meaning “beauty”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with I and ending in “-ira”. US birth records list Indira for girls from 1966 to 2025, in 60 of those 60 years. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked #1,715 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,780, with 39 babies.