The baby name Indiana is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced in-dee-AN-uh (IPA: /ˌɪn.diˈæn.ə/).
Indiana is English in Origin.
The baby name Indiana is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced in-dee-AN-uh (IPA: /ˌɪn.diˈæn.ə/).
Indiana is English in Origin.
Indiana blends place-name heritage with the lyrical -ana ending. As a given name it comes from the U.S. state name, formed from Indian + the locative suffix -ana, meaning "land of the Indians"; the ethnonym itself goes back via English and Latin India to Greek Indos, ultimately from Sanskrit Sindhu, the Indus River.
Documented as a personal name since the 19th century, it appears prominently in George Sand’s 1832 novel Indiana and has since been used in the Anglophone world as a rare, largely unisex choice, skewing female in the UK/Australia and gaining boyish visibility through the Indiana Jones films. Usage has grown in the 21st century in the US and beyond, including Spanish-speaking countries. Common diminutives are Indy and Indie; short forms like Ana also occur. Related or creative variants include India, Indi, Indianna, and Indyana. The name evokes exploration, frontiers, and wide-open landscapes.
| Indiana Evans Indiana Evans is an Australian actress best known for playing Matilda Hunter in Home and Away, Bella Hartley in H2O: Just Add Water, and Emmaline Robinson in Blue Lagoon: The Awakening. She was born on 27 July 1990. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Affleck | Summer Phoenix | television actor | ★★★★★ | Casey Affleck | film director | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| CR | 0 | #160 | 6 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #198 | 3 | 1,904 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #210 | 8 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #232 | 6 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #269 | 17 | 2,795 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #306 | 10 | 2,600 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #327 | 6 | 5,862 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #355 | 8 | 8,539 |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #398 | 8 | 3,185 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #446 | 36 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #467 | 5 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #500 | 33 | 11,342 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #531 | 6 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #564 | 36 | 8,289 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #645 | 7 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #756 | 31 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #825 | 68 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #834 | 83 | 8,487 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #905 | 37 | 12,708 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #907 | 9 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #941 | 15 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #949 | 35 | 5,561 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #973 | 10 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,043 | 36 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,123 | 19 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,169 | 15 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,392 | 55 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,453 | 19 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Indiana is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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