| Indu | Yamini | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Moon | Night |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | IN-doo | YAA-mih-nee |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1969 (5) | 2005 (10) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Indu | Yamini |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5 | 0 |
| 2000s | 5 | 32 |
| 1990s | 0 | 18 |
| 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 यामिनी (yāminī), 'night', derived from yāma ('a watch of the night'). A genuine, poetic classical word.
Indu and Yamini are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Indu means Moon (sanskrit origin), while Yamini means Night (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Indu first appears in 0 and Yamini in 0, so Indu has the longer recorded history.