Name profile

Indira

A name meaning "beauty".

PronunciationHindi /ˈɪn.dɪ.ɾaː/
Usage languagesHindi, Hinduism, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil
US rank (2025)#3,780

Meaning and history

Indira is a Sanskrit name meaning “beauty” and is another name for Lakshmi, the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu. A notable bearer was Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), India’s first female prime minister.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 58 births, rank #2,940
2007: 63 births, rank #2,858
2008: 69 births, rank #2,663
2009: 56 births, rank #3,047
2010: 41 births, rank #3,745
20112011: 55 births, rank #3,051
2012: 54 births, rank #3,094
2013: 42 births, rank #3,645
2014: 49 births, rank #3,272
2015: 47 births, rank #3,389
20162016: 59 births, rank #2,866
2017: 42 births, rank #3,627
2018: 39 births, rank #3,789
2019: 37 births, rank #3,923
2020: 41 births, rank #3,607
20212021: 44 births, rank #3,491
2022: 38 births, rank #3,893
2023: 34 births, rank #4,191
2024: 55 births, rank #2,976
20252025: 39 births, rank #3,780

In 2025, 39 babies were recorded with the name Indira, ranking #3,780 among girls.