Is Indiana a boy or girls name? Tell me what you think.

[newhampshire5]

What do you think? DP thinks of Indiana Jones but it seems quite feminine to me with 'Anna' on the end.

Yes, I think it’s a female name, even with Indiana Jones.

My female cat is called that.

A female name for sure; Indiana Jones' 'real' name was Henry - so it was a nickname.

I'd think of Indiana Jones, but I am old. Then again when I type Indiana the keyboard predicts the next word is Jones!

It's a State and it means Land of the Indians according to Wikipedia. I don't think I'd use it as a name unless there is a connection to the place.

Perhaps Surrey or Gloucestershire instead ?

The only person I know called Indiana is female.

I know a girl and a boy Indiana, both known as Indie / indy. So it doesn't seem specifically one or the other to me.

Girls name definitely , I know 3 with this name .

It's not really either, but if it had to be used for a person, it would be a girl. That's probably why Indiana Jones a) was known as Indy, and b) learned to be handy with the whip, to discourage mockery. If he had been named Ian instead perhaps he would have settled down to a career in accountancy.

Neither?

Indiana was his nickname. After their female dog. His name was Henry.

I would think male like Indiana Jones.
I grew up with a girl called Arizona though

I know one little girl called Indiana, I don't know any boys called it.

I'd have said unisex. I imagine a little boy with long blonde hair.

@frankie246 I had a male cat called Indiana (Indy) !!

They called the dog Indiana. Whenever Last Crusade is on the telly, someone in the playground will think it's hilarious to tell your child s/he is named after a dog, whether s/he is a boy or girl.

Agree with @bitheby

I know 3 girls with this name (primary age)

Jones - so a whipcracking boy

I'd say girl.

I called my dog Indiana. A boy

It's a US State - not keen on it as a name, but if you want to use it I'd say it sounds more feminine to me.

Girl 100%

A US state with a tragic history of wars and oppression and genocide. Why would anyone want to call a boy or a girl after that?

The Indiana of Indiana Jones movies was a nickname. His given name was Dr Henry Walton Jones. He was fictional, of course.