India
Meaning
from the country name India, itself from the Indus River
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. India peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
527 people · the #12,879 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 42
Among people named India living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet India
Most people given the name India in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The India you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The India deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where India truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how India fits with your family’s names and surname.
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