Girl · Place name
India
Say it: IN-dee-ah
Meaning
The name of the country, from the river Indus (Sanskrit sindhu 'river').
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 22,982 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2001, about 1 in 1,700 girls
- 245 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- India.Arie, singer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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