Given name · also Sanskrit
Indira
Indira is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “a beautiful woman; in Hinduism, another name for Lakshmi.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “a beautiful woman; in Hinduism, another name for Lakshmi.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Indira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,476
- 0 boys · 2,476 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 72 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,797 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,797 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 72 in 2001. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,287 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.
Indira’s family of names
Indira has a related form in Indeara. Indira has a related form in Indearah. Indira has a related form in Indeera.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Indearahvariant
- Indeirahvariant
- Indeerahvariant
- Indierahvariant
- Indyrahvariant
- Indearavariant
- Indeiravariant
- Indeeravariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Indira
- Indira GandhiPrime Minister of India (1966-1977; 1980-1984)1917–1984
- Indira VarmaEnglish actressborn 1973
- Indira BajramovićRoma activist and economistborn 1968
- Mamoni Raisom GoswamiA celebrated writer of contemporary Indian literature1942–2011
- Indira NathIndian immunologist1938–2021
- Indira RadićSerbian pop-folk singerborn 1966
- Indira JaisingIndian lawyerborn 1940
- Indira Devi ChaudhuraniBengali literary figure, author and musician1873–1960
- Indira LevakCroatian singerborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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