Indiana
About Indiana
This state name emerged in the eighties along with westerners Dakota and Montana, and it's still used occasionally by high-profile parents such as Summer Phoenix and Casey Affleck. Action man Indiana Jones (played by Harrison Ford) makes Indiana "Indy" forever cool for a boy.
Pronounced in-dee-AN-uh.
As of October 2026, Indiana ranked #2317 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1819 in 2019.
Editor's take: The name Indiana is a boy's name of American origin meaning "land of the Indians".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,242 | 60 | 31.2 |
| 2015 | #1,964 | 74 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | #1,997 | 72 | 37.9 |
| 2017 | #1,983 | 72 | 38.9 |
| 2018 | #1,983 | 74 | 40.7 |
| 2019 | #1,819 | 84 | 46.8 |
| 2020 | #1,854 | 80 | 46.3 |
| 2021 | #2,008 | 74 | 42.3 |
| 2022 | #2,120 | 70 | 40.1 |
| 2023 | #2,034 | 74 | 43.3 |
| 2024 | #2,154 | 68 | 39.5 |
| 2025 | #2,317 | 60 | 35.1 |
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Indiana on lists
Famous Indianas
- Indiana August Affleck
son of actors Summer Phoenix and Casey Affleck; named after River Phoenix because he once played young Indiana Jones
- Indiana Zac Serafin (b. 2006)
son of actors Jane Allsop and David Serafin
- Indiana Urban (b. 2005)
son of actor Karl Urban and Natalie Wihongi
Indiana in pop culture
- Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr.
main character in the "Indiana Jones" film series
- Indiana
one of the 50 American states
- Indiana Abernathy
character in "Sims" series