Indira
Usage of Indira in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Indira against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Indira is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Indira is a Sanskrit name meaning “beauty,” with “glory” also given. One book defines Indira as “god of power.” The best-known bearer is Indira Gandhi, India’s first and only female prime minister.
Indira in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 39 girls were named Indira, making it the #3780 girls' name in the US. Since 1966, 2,476 girls have been named Indira, with the most (72) in 2001. It is most common, relative to births, in New York.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain (Balearic Islands) | #106 girls | 6 | Institut d'Estadística de les Illes Balears (Ibestat), 2023 |
| Spain (Catalonia) | #192 girls | 21 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
| Kosovo | #309 girls (all ages) | 253 | Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2025 |
| Slovenia | #440 girls (all ages) | 256 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2026 |
| Spain | #716 girls (all ages) | 2,887 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2025 |
| Spain (Catalonia) | #836 girls (all ages) | 356 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Indira
There are 1 towns and villages with Indira in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indira Bazar | Odisha, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Indira
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Indira.
Fictional characters named Indira
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Indira products
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