How Many People Are Named Indira?
An estimated 2,349 people in the United States have the first name Indira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Indira peaked in popularity in 2001 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Indira 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 Indira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,349
About 1 in 145,915 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2001
72 births
Total Registered
2,435
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Indira
Indira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,435 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Indira as a female name
Ranked #3,055 in 2024
53 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (72 births)
Indira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Indira span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 611 babies were registered. While Indira is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Indira by Decade
How has Indira 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.
Indira by State
Birth registrations for Indira span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Massachusetts, Ohio. On average, about 83 Indiras were registered per state.
Indira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Indira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Indira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Indira?
We estimate approximately 2,349 people named Indira 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 145,915 Americans share this first name.
Is Indira a common name?
Indira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,435 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Indira most popular?
Indira reached peak popularity in 2001, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Indira is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Indira a female name?
Indira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Indira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Indira Smith, Indira Johnson, Indira 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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