Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Inari

Gender Unisex · 95% girls Rank 2025 #4,805 Trend ↑ Rising 97%
Rank 2025
#4,805
among girls · ↓653 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Inari · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
60 babies
All-time total
589
#11,057 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Inari popularity over time

589 babies have been named Inari since 1994, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 27 – 27 3 – #4,734
2000s 145 – 145 15 +437% #5,624
2010s 156 5 161 16 +11% #5,694
2020s (to 2025) 231 25 256 43 +165% #3,028

Where Inari 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 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 33 0.02 outside top 500
2028 36 0.02 outside top 500
2029 38 0.02 outside top 500
2030 40 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Inari

Inari is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,805 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 589 American babies have been named Inari, about 95% girls and 5% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 60 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 Inari stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Inari?

The median living Inari is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 17. An estimated 600 people named Inari are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Inari year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 28 #4,805 7 #10,075
2024 35 #4,152 5 #13,023
2023 55 #3,028 5 #12,954
2022 49 #3,292 – –
2021 40 #3,765 8 #9,157
2020 24 #5,223 – –
2019 18 #6,531 5 #12,881
2018 19 #6,358 – –
2017 14 #8,018 – –
2016 23 #5,694 – –
2015 12 #9,166 – –
2014 13 #8,659 – –
2013 11 #9,840 – –
2012 11 #9,973 – –
2011 16 #7,569 – –
2010 19 #6,745 – –
2009 17 #7,469 – –
2008 25 #5,624 – –
2007 17 #7,516 – –
2006 19 #6,686 – –
2005 17 #6,949 – –
2004 13 #8,430 – –
2003 13 #8,176 – –
2002 10 #9,772 – –
2001 8 #11,398 – –
2000 6 #13,808 – –
1995 21 #4,734 – –
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Famous people named Inari

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Inari Vachs Pornographic actor, United States b. 1974 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Inari?

The median living Inari is about 7 years old. Half of all living Inaris are between 3 and 17 years old.

How many people named Inari are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Inari are alive in the United States, based on 589 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Inari in 2025?

Inari ranked #4,805 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Inari?

589 babies have been named Inari in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Inari most popular?

Inari peaked in 2023, when 60 newborns received the name.

Is Inari a boy or girl name?

Inari is used for both: about 95% of babies named Inari have been girls and 5% boys.

Is the name Inari rising or falling?

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

Will Inari become more popular?

Inari is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Inari in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Inari?

Well-known people named Inari include Inari Vachs (pornographic actor).

Names like Inari

Names that sound and feel close to Inari: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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