Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Inara

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,049 Trend ↑ Rising 63%
Rank 2025
#1,049
among girls · ↑297 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
237
named Inara · +39% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,782
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
237 babies
All-time total
2,579
#3,965 all-time among girls
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Inara popularity over time

2,579 babies have been named Inara since 1998, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 19 2 – #8,434
2000s 383 38 +1916% #2,364
2010s 1,159 116 +203% #1,637
2020s (to 2025) 1,018 170 +46% #1,049

Where Inara is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 256 0.16 outside top 500
2027 274 0.17 outside top 500
2028 290 0.18 outside top 500
2029 304 0.19 outside top 500
2030 316 0.20 outside top 500

Where Inara is most popular

Girls named Inara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.110 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Illinois, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Inara born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Washington 44 0.305 +176%
Illinois 49 0.214 +94%
New York 83 0.210 +90%
New Jersey 32 0.177 +61%
Connecticut 10 0.172 +56%
California 131 0.156 +41%
Georgia 31 0.136 +24%
Florida 54 0.126 +14%
Virginia 21 0.123 +12%
North Carolina 27 0.119 +7%
Pennsylvania 27 0.114 ≈ national
Texas 89 0.111 ≈ national
Missouri 10 0.083 -25%
Massachusetts 9 0.074 -33%
Michigan 13 0.071 -35%
Tennessee 10 0.063 -43%
Ohio 12 0.051 -54%
Maryland 5 0.047 -57%
Colorado 5 0.045 -59%
Indiana 5 0.036 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Inara

Inara is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,049 in 2025 with 237 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 2,579 American babies have been named Inara. Its peak came in 2025, when 237 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Inara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Inara?

The median living Inara is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 2,600 people named Inara are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Inara year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 237 #1,049
2024 170 #1,346
2023 179 #1,281
2022 146 #1,493
2021 164 #1,349
2020 122 #1,681
2019 128 #1,649
2018 122 #1,699
2017 132 #1,638
2016 103 #1,947
2015 131 #1,637
2014 124 #1,699
2013 118 #1,747
2012 97 #2,006
2011 110 #1,831
2010 94 #2,099
2009 68 #2,689
2008 82 #2,364
2007 75 #2,495
2006 69 #2,612
2005 31 #4,410
2004 18 #6,592
2003 16 #6,998
2002 7 #12,707
2001 9 #10,412
2000 8 #11,122
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Inara, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Inara?

The median living Inara is about 8 years old. Half of all living Inaras are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Inara are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Inara are alive in the United States, based on 2,579 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Inara in 2025?

Inara ranked #1,049 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 237 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Inara?

2,579 babies have been named Inara in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Inara most popular?

Inara peaked in 2025, when 237 newborns received the name.

Is Inara a boy or girl name?

Inara is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Inara rising or falling?

Inara is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Inara become more popular?

Inara is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 316 girls named Inara in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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