Given name
Inder
“in Hinduism, the god of the sky and weather”
Inder is a variant of Indra. Interpretations include “one who possesses the rain; in Hinduism, a deity of thunder and rain” (Hindi) and “in Hinduism, the god of the sky and weather” (Hindi). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Inder is a variant of Indra. Interpretations include “one who possesses the rain; in Hinduism, a deity of thunder and rain” (Hindi) and “in Hinduism, the god of the sky and weather” (Hindi). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Inder is a variant of Indra. A possible origin is Sanskrit, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2022. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Inder through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14
- 14 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 454 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Inder
- Inder Kumar GujralPrime Minister of India (1997-1998)1919–2012
- Inder KumarIndian actor1973–2017
- Inder SinghIndian footballer, manager, administratorborn 1943
- Inder Singhfield hockey player1944–2001
- Inder Singh NamdhariIndian politicianborn 1942
- Inder Raj AnandIndian film dialogue and screenwriter
- Inder VermaAmerican–Indian academic; PNAS editor-in-chiefborn 1947
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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