| Indu | Drishti | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Moon | Sight, vision |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | IN-doo | DRISH-tee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1969 (5) | 2014 (14) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Indu | Drishti |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 12 |
| 2010s | 5 | 53 |
| 2000s | 5 | 31 |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 |
Indu is a poetic Sanskrit name for the moon, often glossed as 'bright drop,' evoking the moon's cool luminosity. An established lunar epithet.
From the Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛṣṭi), 'sight, the act of seeing, vision, the eye', from the root dṛś ('to see'). A well-established classical word.
Indu and Drishti are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Indu means Moon (sanskrit origin), while Drishti means Sight, vision (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Indu first appears in 0 and Drishti in 0, so Indu has the longer recorded history.