Inayah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,860

among girls · ↓227 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

107

named Inayah · -16% vs 2024

How common

1 in 15,021

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

127 babies

All-time total

1,189

#6,660 all-time among girls

First recorded

1992

in Social Security records

Inayah popularity over time

1,189 babies have been named Inayah since 1992, 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

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
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1990s	83	8	–	#6,287
2000s	177	18	+113%	#4,429
2010s	374	37	+111%	#3,269
2020s (to 2025)	555	93	+147%	#1,633

Where Inayah 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	123	0.08	outside top 500
2027	139	0.09	outside top 500
2028	154	0.10	outside top 500
2029	169	0.10	outside top 500
2030	182	0.11	outside top 500

Where Inayah is most popular

Girls named Inayah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.061 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Michigan, and Georgia.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Inayah 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
New York	64	0.162	+164%
Michigan	26	0.143	+133%
Georgia	18	0.079	+30%
Texas	63	0.078	+28%
California	46	0.055	-10%
Florida	23	0.054	-12%
Illinois	12	0.052	-14%
Massachusetts	6	0.050	-19%
Pennsylvania	7	0.030	-52%
New Jersey	5	0.028	-55%
North Carolina	5	0.022	-64%
Ohio	5	0.021	-66%
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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 Inayah

Inayah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,860 in 2025 with 107 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 1,189 American babies have been named Inayah. Its peak came in 2024, when 127 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 Inayah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Inayah?

The median living Inayah is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 14. An estimated 1,200 people named Inayah are alive in the United States today.

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

Inayah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	107	#1,860
2024	127	#1,633
2023	101	#1,951
2022	83	#2,262
2021	78	#2,333
2020	59	#2,797
2019	40	#3,746
2018	45	#3,457
2017	49	#3,269
2016	44	#3,548
2015	32	#4,440
2014	35	#4,212
2013	41	#3,736
2012	29	#4,885
2011	34	#4,289
2010	25	#5,493
2009	19	#6,910
2008	16	#7,882
2007	18	#7,203
2006	16	#7,625
2005	15	#7,655
2004	16	#7,204
2003	14	#7,734
2002	28	#4,429
2001	22	#5,256
2000	13	#7,740
1995	10	#8,314
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Inayah?

The median living Inayah is about 6 years old. Half of all living Inayahs are between 2 and 14 years old.

How many people named Inayah are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Inayah are alive in the United States, based on 1,189 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Inayah in 2025?

Inayah ranked #1,860 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 107 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Inayah?

1,189 babies have been named Inayah in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Inayah most popular?

Inayah peaked in 2024, when 127 newborns received the name.

Is Inayah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Inayah rising or falling?

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

Will Inayah become more popular?

Inayah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 182 girls named Inayah 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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