Indiana

in-dee-AN-ah

American place-name

"land of the Indians"

By Pamela Redmond

Updated Mon Apr 22 2024

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Indiana Origin and Meaning

The name Indiana is a girl's name meaning "land of the Indians".

Indiana is one of those place-names (think Camden and Trenton) that sounds cooler than the place that inspired it. Its fashionable -ana ending certainly sounds eminently name-like, and Indie/Indy/Indi is one of the hottest nickname names for girls right now.

# 986 in the US

Indiana Rank in US Top 1000

Indiana Popularity

1010Nameberry2024
825Unique2022
306Unisex2022
533England2021
93Australia2021

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Famous People Named Indiana

Indiana Rose EvansAustralian singer and actress
Indiana MassaraAustralian singer and actress
Indiana Fletcher Williamsfounder of Sweet Briar College
Indiana Hawke(b. 2011) daughter of actor Ethan Hawke
Indiana Willow Didak (b. 2012)daughter of footballer Alan Didak
Indiana Boon Feek (b. 2014)daughter of country duo Joey & Rory Feek

Indiana in Pop Culture

Indiana19th of the 50 American states
Indiana Delmaretitle character in George Sand's novel Indiana (1832)
Indiana Fruskwife of James J. Rolliver in The Custom of the Country (1913) by Edith Wharton