Indiana

in-dee-AN-ah

American place-name

"land of the Indians"

Indiana Origin and Meaning

The name Indiana is a boy's name meaning "land of the Indians".

This state name emerged in the eighties along with westerners Dakota and Montana, and it's still used occasionally by high-profile parents such as Summer Phoenix and Casey Affleck. Action man Indiana Jones (played by Harrison Ford) makes Indiana "Indy" forever cool for a boy.

Indiana Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1936 on Nameberry

Indiana Popularity

• 1936 Nameberry 2025
• 996 Unique 2021

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Famous People Named Indiana

• Indiana August Affleck son of actors Summer Phoenix and Casey Affleck; named after River Phoenix because he once played young Indiana Jones
• Indiana Zac Serafin (b. 2006) son of actors Jane Allsop and David Serafin
• Indiana Urban (b. 2005) son of actor Karl Urban and Natalie Wihongi

Indiana in Pop Culture

• Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr. main character in the "Indiana Jones" film series
• Indiana one of the 50 American states
• Indiana Abernathy character in "Sims" series