How do you pronounce Indira?

Indira is pronounced in-DEE-ruh.

What is the origin of Indira?

Indira is of Sanskrit origin, from Hindu culture.

Girl name Sanskrit origin Hindu tradition

Indira

in-DEE-ruh · 6 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Beauty; splendid; the goddess Lakshmi

Language

Sanskrit

Culture

Hindu

Religion

Hindu

Style era

classic

Themes

royal · classic

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3055

2024 births53

Peak year2001

First appeared1966

Total US births2,435

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

IndiIra

Alternate spellings

IndraIndeera

In other languages

Indira (Hindi)

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