Ina

#2,607 for girls in 2025, 66 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #8,800
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1887 · 178 births
Debut · girls
79 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
34,074
since 1880

Ina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ina has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #144, 1887girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,60766—
2024#2,63766—
2023#3,91138—
2022#3,47045—
2021#3,88338—
2020#3,22148—
2019#3,66541—
2018#2,61066—
2017#2,90357—
2016#3,18251—
2015#3,02456—
2014#3,54944—
2013#3,57343—
2012#3,78241—
2011#3,99937—
2010#4,60831—
2009#4,19636—
2008#4,17937—
2007#3,53146—
2006#4,35833—
2005#4,37331—
2004#3,81937—
2003#3,86935—
2002#3,28342—
2001#3,41739—
2000#3,40439—
1999#3,14841—
1998#3,17339—
1997#3,22436—
1996#4,18425—
1995#2,93240—
1994#3,30234#8,8005
1993#4,10025—
1992#3,58130—
1991#3,15935—
1990#3,15635—
1989#2,81039—
1988#2,70039—
1987#2,65737—
1986#2,51239—
1985#2,39841—
1984#2,34041—
1983#2,59534—
1982#2,15047—
1981#2,11948#5,4686
1980#2,06950—
1979#1,83258—
1978#1,63365—
1977#1,90152—
1976#1,67758—
1975#1,48169—
1974#1,30082—
1973#1,30278—
1972#1,40470—
1971#1,36478—
1970#1,20194—
1969#1,078105—
1968#1,031101—
1967#1,14286—
1966#897126—
1965#878129—
1964#945124—
1963#893138—
1962#873144—
1961#866151—
1960#851149—
1959#777172—
1958#752175—
1957#749177—
1956#634226—
1955#646207—
1954#572245—
1953#575235—
1952#524261—
1951#533246—
1950#493266—
1949#420351—
1948#440324—
1947#428360—
1946#415340—
1945#381342—
1944#380347—
1943#332448#3,5385
1942#337426—
1941#324410—
1940#307423—
1939#289466—
1938#284489—
1937#276514—
1936#262531—
1935#268528—
1934#262571—
1933#263542—
1932#242654#3,3616
1931#245616—
1930#249623#3,0228
1929#232677—
1928#261612#3,0768
1927#264624—
1926#253677#4,2015
1925#244737#4,1975
1924#250700—
1923#259621#3,8226
1922#248689—
1921#242745#3,8696
1920#251683—
1919#238710—
1918#240707#4,1795
1917#237691—
1916#238671—
1915#223705—
1914#239495—
1913#221469—
1912#219419—
1911#226306—
1910#216296—
1909#200287—
1908#188299—
1907#189289—
1906#189262—
1905#179283—
1904#195230—
1903#181256—
1902#194224—
1901#176249—
1900#182288—
1899#176243—
1898#168297—
1897#170262—
1896#176238—
1895#179220—
1894#166242—
1893#158248—
1892#171216—
1891#158216—
1890#165215—
1889#150209—
1888#153206—
1887#144178—
1886#157149—
1885#163126—
1884#154134—
1883#158113—
1882#157104—
1881#145108—
1880#16779—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Ina was already there! It came in at #167, and was given to 79 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1990–1994, when fewer than 36 girls a year got the name.

Where Ina is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedAKMaine: #175 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 820 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedNHWashington: #152 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 869 girlsWAIdaho: #122 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 385 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #130 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 606 girlsNDMinnesota: #199 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,323 girlsMNIllinois: #176 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsILWisconsin: #268 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,648 girlsWIMichigan: #208 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsMINew York: #299 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,521 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedRIOregon: #142 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 584 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #150 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 723 girlsSDIowa: #175 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsIAIndiana: #302 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,856 girlsINOhio: #235 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,075 girlsOHPennsylvania: #285 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,966 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #211 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsCTCalifornia: #327 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,663 girlsCAUtah: #106 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 367 girlsUTColorado: #171 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedNEMissouri: #184 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsMOKentucky: #143 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 621 girlsKYWest Virginia: #137 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 616 girlsWVVirginia: #208 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedNMKansas: #183 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsKSArkansas: #143 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 574 girlsARTennessee: #127 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 487 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #180 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #351 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,496 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #137 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 525 girlsOKLouisiana: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,365 girlsLAMississippi: #130 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 519 girlsMSAlabama: #228 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsALGeorgia: #175 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 879 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedHITexas: #170 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 707 girlsTXFlorida: #268 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#106 · 1 in 367
  2. Idaho#122 · 1 in 385
  3. Tennessee#127 · 1 in 487
  4. Mississippi#130 · 1 in 519
  5. North Dakota#130 · 1 in 606

Best ever in a state: #91 in New Hampshire, 1913.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#106111 in 367
Idaho#12281 in 385
Tennessee#127441 in 487
Mississippi#130321 in 519
North Dakota#130111 in 606
Oklahoma#137321 in 525
West Virginia#137241 in 616
Oregon#14281 in 584
Arkansas#143271 in 574
Kentucky#143381 in 621
South Dakota#15071 in 723
Washington#15291 in 869
Texas#170611 in 707
Colorado#17161 in 1,011
Georgia#175331 in 879
Iowa#175191 in 1,000
Maine#17571 in 820
Illinois#176481 in 1,110
North Carolina#180281 in 1,035
Kansas#183131 in 1,027
Missouri#184241 in 1,101
Minnesota#199151 in 1,323
Michigan#208181 in 1,546
Virginia#208161 in 1,437
Connecticut#21161 in 1,949
Alabama#228171 in 1,369
Ohio#235221 in 2,075
Florida#26851 in 1,679
Wisconsin#26881 in 2,648
Pennsylvania#285221 in 3,966
New York#299261 in 3,521
Indiana#30281 in 2,856
California#32771 in 2,663
South Carolina#35151 in 3,496
Louisiana#43451 in 3,365
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ina
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 30 spots since 2024 (#2,637 → #2,607)
  • 614 spots since 2020 (#3,221 → #2,607)
  • 417 spots since 2015 (#3,024 → #2,607)
  • Biggest jump: 67 spots in 1965 (#945 → #878)
  • Biggest drop: 245 spots in 1967 (#897 → #1,142)
Rise & fade · girls
7 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1887 at #144 (178 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 80 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 87 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1880–1966
Share of babies · girls
1 in 820
  • Highest: 1 in 820 girls born in 1887 were named Ina (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 24,353 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.9% of all girls named Ina (6,765) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,406#144 (1887)#155
1890s2,397#158 (1893)#169
1900s2,667#176 (1901)#187
1910s5,469#216 (1910)#230
1920s6,765#232 (1929)#250
1930s5,534#242 (1932)#264
1940s3,771#307 (1940)#376
1950s2,210#493 (1950)#626
1960s1,253#851 (1960)#945
1970s704#1,201 (1970)#1,510
1980s415#2,069 (1980)#2,435
1990s340#2,932 (1995)#3,396
2000s375#3,283 (2002)#3,843
2010s467#2,610 (2018)#3,490
2020s301#2,607 (2025)#3,288

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ina in 1915

girls
#223
705 births · 1 in 1,396 girls

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #223Ina705
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 1,396 of them was named Ina, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ina
  1. #220Constance728
  2. #221Cecilia723
  3. #222Alta721
  4. #223Ina705
  5. #224Fay701
  6. #225Angela698
  7. #226Jewell692
Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915 →