Indra

given name · Latin script

Meaning: Etymology uncertain; probably from a Sanskrit compound meaning ‘possessing drops (of rain)’

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ɪndɹə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Indra is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Indonesia than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 5.9K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 107K
  • NPNepal≈1 in 599

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Indonesia (inferred from the name graph)

≈380,000 people, est.

3 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
182 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 599 (inferred from the name graph)

Nepal, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

IndraLatin(measured from records)
ইন্দ্রBengali(measured from records)
ΙντραGreek(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Etymology uncertain; probably from a Sanskrit compound meaning ‘possessing drops (of rain)’. Indra is the name of the god of the sky and lord of the rain, who conquers the demons of darkness by using his thunderbolt. Indra is now found mainly in compound names such as INDERyIT and JASWINDER. J

Sources 1

  • A concise dictionary of first names

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Often considered alongside

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Indra, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Indra counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Indra is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
ID Indonesia—≈380,000 est.≈1 in 698listedIndra1
NP Nepal—≈51,000 est.≈1 in 599—Indra62
MY Malaysia—≈5,600 est.≈1 in 5.9K—Indra33
US United States—3,1021 in 107K2.3KIndra182
LV Latvia—2,4301 in 7742.4KIndra9
QA Qatar#300≈710 est.≈1 in 3.4K—Indra16
GY Guyana—2781 in 2.7K278——

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; PMLP — Personu vārdi (given names in population register); Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Indra is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Indonesian given name15 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, United States

    Languages: Indonesian, Malay

    Also written 'Indra, Indra', Dharanindra, Indrä, Indrà

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Indrā

  • English given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, India, Australia, Malaysia

    Languages: English, Dutch

    Also written Índra, Íñdrà

  • Sinhala given name5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, Malaysia, Sri Lanka

    Also written Indr, ඉන්දීර, ඉන්දර

  • German given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Germany, United States, India, Netherlands

    Also written Ìñdrá

57 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Indra is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • god of the atmosphere and sky. excellent; first; chief; symbol of generous heroism.

    as a nameThe Penguin book of Hindu names for boys

  • In English, supreme Vedic god

    as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

  • Lalita (N)

    as a nameSunama Sarit (Hindi) Ten Thousand Sanskrit Names

  • In English, Sanskrit; god of the atmosphere and sky

    as a nameBaby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

  • Que posee una gota de lluvia

    as a name25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1850190019502000Indra Lal Roy, b. 1898Indra Devi, b. 1899Indra Sinha, b. 1950Indra Kumar, b. 1953Indra Nooyi, b. 1955Indra Burkovska, b. 1955Indra Ové, b. 1967Indra Birowo, b. 1973Indra Sahdan Bin Daud, b. 1979Indra Putra Mahayuddin, b. 1981

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

Informalनमस्ते Indra जी,Hi Indra, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 86 sources across 44 countries.

Official registers attesting Indra
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
LV LatviaPMLP — Personu vārdi (given names in population register)—2.4K—
LV LatviaPMLP — Personvārdu meklētājs (per-name population-register lookup)—2.4K#224
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex20202.3K#5,507
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020806#5,507
GY GuyanaGuyana — Official List of Electors July 20252025278#328
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202513—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202510—

Reference works 6

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Indra mean, and where does it come from?
Etymology uncertain; probably from a Sanskrit compound meaning ‘possessing drops (of rain)’. Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names.
Is Indra a male or female name?
Indra is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
How do you pronounce Indra?
A machine transcription gives /ɪndɹə/ (IPA) for Hindi.
In which country does Indra have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 383 thousand people named Indra in Indonesia, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled indra.
How common is the name Indra?
In the United States, the national register counted 3,102 people named Indra in 2020, about 1 in 107 thousand residents.
How common is Indra compared with other names?
In Qatar, Indra is the 300th most common given name of 12,797 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Indra” — the 300th most common given name in Qatar. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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