Is India a boy or girl name?
India is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 168 girls and 0 boys were named India, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 23,895 US babies named India were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,354
- Babies named India since 1880
- 23,895
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 1,049 babies
Boys and girls named India, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 196 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 264 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 289 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 151 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 250 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 424 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 356 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,611 | 100% |
| 1980s | 14 | 3,788 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 13 | 6,112 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,360 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,610 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,154 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,354 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,271 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 274 | #972 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 283 | #938 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 285 | #928 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 295 | #911 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 302 | #893 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 263 | #1,006 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 262 | #1,022 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,120 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 259 | #971 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,202 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 253 | #997 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 261 | #977 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 335 | #836 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 353 | #813 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 431 | #682 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 522 | #564 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 613 | #497 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 615 | #479 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 740 | #410 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 979 | #312 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,049 | #299 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 723 | #395 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 677 | #411 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 514 | #494 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 602 | #427 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 668 | #398 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 598 | #431 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 616 | #406 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 659 | #386 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,832 | 664 | #390 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 614 | #414 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,711 | 500 | #488 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,341 | 443 | #525 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 498 | #452 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 530 | #421 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 603 | #385 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,953 | 754 | #318 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 329 | #562 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 178 | #858 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,033 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 178 | #871 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,059 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 157 | #941 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,052 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 159 | #894 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 134 | #952 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 151 | #881 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,095 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 140 | #895 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 194 | #727 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 249 | #653 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 192 | #761 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,965 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,139 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,794 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,837 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,011 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,374 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,225 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,130 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,817 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,774 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,572 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,533 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,596 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,587 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,392 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,382 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,512 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,798 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,754 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,851 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,824 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,653 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,234 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,827 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,848 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,140 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,503 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,779 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,397 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,709 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,799 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,976 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,954 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,979 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,244 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,953 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,207 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,422 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,059 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,059 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,785 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,805 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,697 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,370 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,356 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,783 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,613 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,258 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,451 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,488 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,356 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,513 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,486 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,367 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,210 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,047 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,103 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,268 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 20 | #997 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,013 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,080 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,483 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 16 | #962 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 16 | #936 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 17 | #909 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,206 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 16 | #877 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 16 | #885 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 16 | #840 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 18 | #901 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 19 | #738 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 16 | #863 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 16 | #810 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 27 | #600 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 22 | #670 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 11 | #972 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 18 | #699 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 32 | #483 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 13 | #769 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 22 | #566 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 17 | #627 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 18 | #600 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 10 | #762 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 15 | #588 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 14 | #589 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 20 | #454 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 16 | #489 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 16 | #466 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 16 | #422 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 12 | #506 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, India reached #5,341 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #299 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like India
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.