MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Indira mean?
Indirā is a Sanskrit beauty word and an established name of Lakshmi. The extra i distinguishes Indira from Indra, the separate deity name. Lakshmi is the goddess of prosperity and the consort of Vishnu.
Pronunciation
IAST: indirā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
इन्दिरा
Letter-by-letter: indirā
Conventional spelling
Odia
ଇନ୍ଦିରା
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
इंदिरा
Letter-by-letter: iṃdirā
11,778 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Indira in Indian usage
86,390 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 85,704 records (99.2%).
- Recorded as male: 686 records (0.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,109 |
| 1940s | 4,660 |
| 1950s | 13,724 |
| 1960s | 25,109 |
| 1970s | 20,852 |
| 1980s | 13,901 |
| 1990s | 6,816 |
| Other decades | 219 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 33,770 |
| Rajasthan | 11,593 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 9,651 |
| Bihar | 8,445 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6,359 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,432 |
| Odisha | 2,959 |
| Karnataka | 1,690 |
| Jharkhand | 1,425 |
| Delhi | 1,336 |
| Haryana | 1,172 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,172 |
| Puducherry | 623 |
| Maharashtra | 466 |
| Goa | 433 |
| Uttarakhand | 337 |
| Meghalaya | 254 |
| Tripura | 243 |
| Sikkim | 237 |
| Assam | 227 |
| Manipur | 209 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 111 |
| Chandigarh | 100 |
| Other states | 146 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Indira / F | 14 | 2,006 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Indira; Table_6, C2065 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Indira; Table_6, C2065
- Behind the Name: Indira ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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