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I like Indiana for a girl, I know she'd probably have trouble what with Indiana Jones being a massive male influence, but he did say himself that he chose the name after his dog, and for some reason I've just always assumed the dog was a girl, whether it was mentioned in the move or I just made it up, I'm not sure! The name sounds feminine anyway, apart from Jones, I couldn't imagine it on a boy.
I would love girl/boy twins to call Indiana and Harrison!

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Leia has a nice sound to it, but it's very Pop Culture influenced, which I think could be hard to escape from. I'm not a fan of the spelling, but I don't know how else it could be spelt to reach the same pronunciation.

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Love Indiana on a boy, so handsome and strong. I hate hate HATE it on a girl.. I detest it so much.. one of my most hated names. (ditto on Indi/Indie/Indii etc. what ever awful spelling people use).

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Indi or even India as a nickname for Indiana is rad.

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I'd use something classic as a middle name.

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Indiana Ambrose (woo!)
Indiana Charles
Indiana Lucas
Indiana Henry
Indiana Dominic
Indiana Emmett (love this as well)
Indiana Vincent
Indiana Maxwell (ditto)
Indiana Tristan
Indiana Harvey

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or to be daring...
Indiana Maverick
Indiana Knox
Indiana Leopold
Indiana Taj
Indiana Sabre
Indiana Carson
Indiana Quinn
Indiana Pax
Indiana Midnight
Indiana Sparrow
Indiana Duke

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Leia I don't really like..

Not an Indiana fan. It makes me think of the song "Indiana Loves Me" and how terrified I was of the police sirens featured in the song as a kid.
I don't mind India for a girl, though (I know that's unrelated, but Indiana immediately makes me think of India).

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Leia is great. Nerdy, but awesomely so.

Although I don't like Indiana, it's very usable, especially as a middle name.

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I've always liked Leia. I've even met two, one a teenager and the other a toddler. Granted, when I met each, I was at Star Wars conventions. I think it's a pretty name, but it does scream "My parents were rabid fans."

If this were a sibset, I would think the parents had a Stormtrooper wedding, or something. VERY geeky. Individually, they're okay, but you can't hear them without Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher flashing in your brain. Nothing necessarily *wrong* with that, but it's very specific.

Indiana is more male than female to me. Probably because of Indiana Jones. That was the first Indiana I heard off. I think it works both as a first and middle name but I kind of prefer it as a middle name combine with a more common first name, like Thomas Indiana. Ooh, I really like that.
So, yes, I like Indiana and I think it's usable.

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Leia screams Star Wars. I don't mind it, but if you name your child Leia I expect you to be a Star Wars fan.