| Hema | Indu | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | gold, golden | Moon |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HAY-mah | IN-doo |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2007 (10) | 1969 (5) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hema | Indu |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 11 | 0 |
| 2010s | 6 | 5 |
| 2000s | 53 | 5 |
| 1990s | 53 | 0 |
| 1980s | 40 | 0 |
| 1970s | 7 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 5 |
From Sanskrit 'hema' (हेम) meaning 'gold'. A literal gold name in Indian usage.
Indu is a poetic Sanskrit name for the moon, often glossed as 'bright drop,' evoking the moon's cool luminosity. An established lunar epithet.
Hema and Indu are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Hema means gold, golden (sanskrit origin), while Indu means Moon (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Hema first appears in 0 and Indu in 0, so Hema has the longer recorded history.