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