Is Indiana a boy or girl name?
Indiana is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 83 girls and 68 boys were named Indiana, so 55% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 59.1% of the 3,392 US babies named Indiana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,154
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,249
- Babies named Indiana since 1880
- 3,392
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Indiana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 73 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1990s | 163 | 160 | 49.5% |
| 2000s | 294 | 255 | 46.4% |
| 2010s | 563 | 689 | 55% |
| 2020s | 366 | 501 | 57.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68 | #2,154 | 83 | #2,249 |
| 2023 | 74 | #2,034 | 97 | #2,025 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2,120 | 112 | #1,823 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2,008 | 112 | #1,810 |
| 2020 | 80 | #1,854 | 97 | #1,961 |
| 2019 | 84 | #1,819 | 106 | #1,891 |
| 2018 | 74 | #1,983 | 99 | #1,986 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,983 | 104 | #1,935 |
| 2016 | 72 | #1,997 | 83 | #2,290 |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,964 | 73 | #2,485 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,242 | 70 | #2,545 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,821 | 33 | #4,368 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,058 | 33 | #4,423 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,716 | 54 | #3,103 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,341 | 34 | #4,335 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,963 | 26 | #5,450 |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,804 | 40 | #3,960 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,046 | 17 | #7,517 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,932 | 33 | #4,393 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,485 | 26 | #5,004 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,779 | 22 | #5,635 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,176 | 22 | #5,485 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,844 | 22 | #5,329 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,956 | 22 | #5,257 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,243 | 25 | #4,709 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,967 | 24 | #4,634 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,082 | 23 | #4,701 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,292 | 21 | #4,896 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,058 | 14 | #6,505 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,755 | 11 | #7,712 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,807 | 14 | #6,449 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,149 | 18 | #5,294 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,019 | 11 | #7,707 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,253 | 15 | #6,054 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,519 | 9 | #8,745 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,347 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,847 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,335 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,779 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,825 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,865 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,107 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,543 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,741 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,923 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,064 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,414 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,339 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,268 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,295 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,306 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,526 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,843 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,501 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,862 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,752 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,988 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,499 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,498 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,710 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,598 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,633 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,490 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,332 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,691 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,665 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,605 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,930 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,373 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,759 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,497 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,690 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,271 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,224 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,209 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,165 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,355 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,028 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 10 | #986 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,416 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,202 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 8 | #989 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #897 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #876 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 9 | #604 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Indiana reached #1,819 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #604 in 1880. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Indiana
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.