How Many People Are Named India?
An estimated 21,706 people in the United States have the first name India. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and India peaked in popularity in 2001 with 1,049 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of India as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name India paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
21,706
About 1 in 15,791 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
1,049 births
Total Registered
23,895
since 1880
Gender Distribution for India
India is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 23,895 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
India as a male name
Ranked #7,832 in 1992
6 male births in 1992
Peak: 1989 (9 births)
India as a female name
Ranked #1,354 in 2024
168 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (1,049 births)
India: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for India span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6,360 babies were registered. India has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
India by Decade
How has India tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
India by State
Birth registrations for India span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Iowa, Delaware, Maine. On average, about 499 Indias were registered per state.
India + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with India as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to India
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
India: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named India?
We estimate approximately 21,706 people named India are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 15,791 Americans share this first name.
Is India a common name?
India is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23,895 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was India most popular?
India reached peak popularity in 2001, when 1,049 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named India is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is India a female name?
India is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many India Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: India Smith, India Johnson, India Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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