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India

“From the Indus River (Sanskrit sindhu, 'river')” — Sanskrit, via Persian and Greek origin

Girl's name · #1721 in the US (2025) · 2000s

India has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #299 (2001) · 23,990 babies named India all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #58 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Indias

• India Eisley — American actress
• India Allen — American model and actress
• India Catalina — Indigenous Colombian translator and intermediary
• India de Beaufort — British actress
• India Hair — French actress

In stories & tradition

• India Wilkes — Gone with the Wind
• India Longford — Hollyoaks

What Indias become

Among 101 notable people named India:

Entertainers appear 2.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. India Eisley, American actress.

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