Meaning of the nameIndiana
- Female
- English origin
- In-di-a-na
Indiana is a female name of English origin, taken from the name of the U.S. state of Indiana, which Behind the Name explains as 'land of the Indians'.
Meaning
“name of the U.S. state of Indiana, which means 'land of the Indians'”
Source: Behind the Name: Indiana
- People (2022)
- 1,324
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,854
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,364
- people
Indiana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Indiana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (704 people).
1,306 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Indiana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Indiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 194 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 166 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 150 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 144 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 141 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 98 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 93 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Indiana
Behind the Name gives Indiana as an English name taken from the U.S. state of Indiana, whose name would mean 'land of the Indians'. Wiktionary records Indiana in Portuguese as a loanword from English, the name of the U.S. state and of a municipality in São Paulo state. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,324 people named Indiana, with a median age of 31, almost always women; the 1990s have the most records. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Indiana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Indiana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Indiana
What does the name Indiana mean?
Indiana means “name of the U.S. state of Indiana, which means 'land of the Indians'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Indiana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,324 people with the first name Indiana, which ranks it number 6,854 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Indiana a boy's or a girl's name?
Indiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,306 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Indiana?
Indiana is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Indiana most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Indiana (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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