Meaning of the nameIndira
- Female
- Sanskrit origin
- In-di-ra
Indira is a feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning 'beauty' and is one of the names of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
- People (2022)
- 1,585
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,036
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,620
- people
Indira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Indira, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (621 people).
1,576 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 Indira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Indira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 405 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 196 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 103 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 92 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 72 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 68 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 53 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 50 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 49 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 44 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Indira
Wiktionary records Indira as a borrowing from Sanskrit इन्दिरा (indirā), a name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Behind the Name gives the meaning 'beauty' in Sanskrit and confirms the name as another designation of Lakshmi. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the spelling variants Indhira, Indyra and Yndira. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,585 people named Indira, with a median age of 35. The name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Indira · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Indira · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Indira · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Indira
What does the name Indira mean?
Indira means “beauty”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Indira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,585 people with the first name Indira, which ranks it number 6,036 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Indira a boy's or a girl's name?
Indira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,576 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Indira?
Indira is a name of Sanskrit origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Indira most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Indira (405 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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