Inda
Feminine
Inda is four letters and two soft syllables, close in sound to Ida and to the ending that Linda, Belinda and Lucinda share. It gives away nothing about where it came from, and the record keeps the secret.
How old is the name Inda?
Inda first appears in US birth records in 1888 — 137 years ago. The typical Inda alive today was born around 1943, making them about 82 years old. About 200 people named Inda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Inda most popular?
Inda peaked in 1888, reaching #1036 nationally. See the whole 1888 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Inda
Inda belongs to the sound world of Ida and Linda without being either. Take Ida, a favorite of the nineteenth century, and give it an n; take Linda or Rosalinda and let the first letters fall away; either road arrives at the same four letters. It keeps the open a that both of those names end on, and a spelling so plain that nobody will doubt how to say it. Its earliest bearers left no explanation behind, and the name has kept its own counsel ever since.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source or meaning is documented for Inda. It sits one letter from Ida, a Germanic name, and could be the tail of Linda or Belinda cut loose; nothing records which, if either, it is.
Pronouncing Inda
IN-duh
Stress on the first syllable, like the second half of Linda.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1888
- Most girls named
- 194011 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1036reached in 1888
- Change vs 1998
- −28.6%5 in 2005, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Indas among us
people named Inda are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Inda sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short, plain and spelled as it sounds.
- Close to Ida and Linda, so it never sounds strange.
- People will hear Ida, Linda or India and write accordingly.
- The name has no documented meaning or story, so a question about it ends quickly.
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Frequently asked
- How many Indas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Inda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Inda in 2025?
- Inda is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Inda with classmates?
- Inda will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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