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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #144, 1887girls
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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 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsNDMinnesota: #241 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,037 girlsMNIllinois: #268 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,406 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedWIMichigan: #234 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,045 girlsMINew York: #279 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,953 girlsNYMassachusetts: #232 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,508 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedSDIowa: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,153 girlsIAIndiana: #219 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,788 girlsINOhio: #289 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,069 girlsOHPennsylvania: #274 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,983 girlsPANew Jersey: #219 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,010 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #339 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,990 girlsCAUtah: #173 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 733 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedCONebraska: #222 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsNEMissouri: #144 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 672 girlsMOKentucky: #172 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 787 girlsKYWest Virginia: #159 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 715 girlsWVVirginia: #246 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,886 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: #306 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,568 girlsKSArkansas: #192 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 833 girlsARTennessee: #156 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 712 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #266 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,025 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #270 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #148 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 663 girlsOKLouisiana: #308 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsLAMississippi: #229 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsMSAlabama: #251 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,523 girlsALGeorgia: #382 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,597 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ina, so not publishedHITexas: #336 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,947 girlsTXFlorida: #329 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,243 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Missouri#144 · 1 in 672
  2. Oklahoma#148 · 1 in 663
  3. Tennessee#156 · 1 in 712
  4. West Virginia#159 · 1 in 715
  5. Kentucky#172 · 1 in 787

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Missouri#144391 in 672
Oklahoma#148331 in 663
Tennessee#156361 in 712
West Virginia#159231 in 715
Kentucky#172331 in 787
Utah#17361 in 733
Arkansas#192221 in 833
North Dakota#19251 in 1,092
Indiana#219121 in 1,788
New Jersey#219121 in 2,010
Nebraska#22261 in 1,630
Mississippi#229171 in 1,195
Massachusetts#232111 in 2,508
Michigan#234171 in 2,045
Minnesota#24191 in 2,037
Iowa#24581 in 2,153
Virginia#246121 in 1,886
Alabama#251181 in 1,523
North Carolina#266171 in 2,025
Illinois#268201 in 2,406
South Carolina#270101 in 2,012
Pennsylvania#274231 in 2,983
New York#279281 in 2,953
Ohio#289141 in 3,069
Kansas#30651 in 2,568
Louisiana#308101 in 1,908
Florida#32951 in 2,243
Texas#336281 in 1,947
California#339111 in 2,990
Georgia#38281 in 3,597
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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 1933

girls
#263
542 births · 1 in 1,860 girls

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #263Ina542
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 1,860 of them was named Ina, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ina
  1. #259Winifred554
  2. #261Ora553
  3. #262Nettie543
  4. #263Ina542
  5. #264Gail541
  6. #265Lou534
  7. #266Iva533
Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

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

See the top 100 for 1933 →