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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.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: in-dee-AN-uh (IPA: /ˌɪn.diˈæn.ə/)

What is the meaning of the name Indiana ?

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 has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Indiana

Indiana Evans Actor · Born 1990 · Australia 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.

Celebrity babies named Indiana

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

Indiana – Popularity by country

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:

France
United States
Canada
Scotland, United Kingdom
Ireland

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People also ask about Indiana

Indiana is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Indiana is a 4 syllable name, pronounced in-dee-AN-uh (IPA: /ˌɪn.diˈæn.ə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Indy, Indie, Indi and India.
Yes, very popular — Indiana ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Indiana ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Yes — 1 notable people named Indiana are in our database, including Indiana Evans (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Indiana for their child, including Summer Phoenix and Casey Affleck.