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
- Peak · girls
- 1887 · 178 births
- Debut · girls
- 79 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 34,074since 1880
Ina over time
Rank among girls' names. Ina has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,607 | 66 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,637 | 66 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,911 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,470 | 45 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,883 | 38 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,221 | 48 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,665 | 41 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,610 | 66 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,903 | 57 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,182 | 51 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,024 | 56 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,549 | 44 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,573 | 43 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,782 | 41 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,999 | 37 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,608 | 31 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,196 | 36 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,179 | 37 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,531 | 46 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,358 | 33 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,373 | 31 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,819 | 37 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,869 | 35 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,283 | 42 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,417 | 39 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,404 | 39 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,148 | 41 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,173 | 39 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,224 | 36 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,184 | 25 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,932 | 40 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,302 | 34 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #4,100 | 25 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,581 | 30 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,159 | 35 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,156 | 35 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,810 | 39 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,700 | 39 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,512 | 39 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,398 | 41 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,340 | 41 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,595 | 34 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,150 | 47 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,119 | 48 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #2,069 | 50 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,832 | 58 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,633 | 65 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,901 | 52 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,677 | 58 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,481 | 69 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,300 | 82 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,302 | 78 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,404 | 70 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,364 | 78 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,201 | 94 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,078 | 105 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,031 | 101 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,142 | 86 | — | |
| 1966 | #897 | 126 | — | |
| 1965 | #878 | 129 | — | |
| 1964 | #945 | 124 | — | |
| 1963 | #893 | 138 | — | |
| 1962 | #873 | 144 | — | |
| 1961 | #866 | 151 | — | |
| 1960 | #851 | 149 | — | |
| 1959 | #777 | 172 | — | |
| 1958 | #752 | 175 | — | |
| 1957 | #749 | 177 | — | |
| 1956 | #634 | 226 | — | |
| 1955 | #646 | 207 | — | |
| 1954 | #572 | 245 | — | |
| 1953 | #575 | 235 | — | |
| 1952 | #524 | 261 | — | |
| 1951 | #533 | 246 | — | |
| 1950 | #493 | 266 | — | |
| 1949 | #420 | 351 | — | |
| 1948 | #440 | 324 | — | |
| 1947 | #428 | 360 | — | |
| 1946 | #415 | 340 | — | |
| 1945 | #381 | 342 | — | |
| 1944 | #380 | 347 | — | |
| 1943 | #332 | 448 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #337 | 426 | — | |
| 1941 | #324 | 410 | — | |
| 1940 | #307 | 423 | — | |
| 1939 | #289 | 466 | — | |
| 1938 | #284 | 489 | — | |
| 1937 | #276 | 514 | — | |
| 1936 | #262 | 531 | — | |
| 1935 | #268 | 528 | — | |
| 1934 | #262 | 571 | — | |
| 1933 | #263 | 542 | — | |
| 1932 | #242 | 654 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #245 | 616 | — | |
| 1930 | #249 | 623 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #232 | 677 | — | |
| 1928 | #261 | 612 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #264 | 624 | — | |
| 1926 | #253 | 677 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #244 | 737 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #250 | 700 | — | |
| 1923 | #259 | 621 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #248 | 689 | — | |
| 1921 | #242 | 745 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #251 | 683 | — | |
| 1919 | #238 | 710 | — | |
| 1918 | #240 | 707 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #237 | 691 | — | |
| 1916 | #238 | 671 | — | |
| 1915 | #223 | 705 | — | |
| 1914 | #239 | 495 | — | |
| 1913 | #221 | 469 | — | |
| 1912 | #219 | 419 | — | |
| 1911 | #226 | 306 | — | |
| 1910 | #216 | 296 | — | |
| 1909 | #200 | 287 | — | |
| 1908 | #188 | 299 | — | |
| 1907 | #189 | 289 | — | |
| 1906 | #189 | 262 | — | |
| 1905 | #179 | 283 | — | |
| 1904 | #195 | 230 | — | |
| 1903 | #181 | 256 | — | |
| 1902 | #194 | 224 | — | |
| 1901 | #176 | 249 | — | |
| 1900 | #182 | 288 | — | |
| 1899 | #176 | 243 | — | |
| 1898 | #168 | 297 | — | |
| 1897 | #170 | 262 | — | |
| 1896 | #176 | 238 | — | |
| 1895 | #179 | 220 | — | |
| 1894 | #166 | 242 | — | |
| 1893 | #158 | 248 | — | |
| 1892 | #171 | 216 | — | |
| 1891 | #158 | 216 | — | |
| 1890 | #165 | 215 | — | |
| 1889 | #150 | 209 | — | |
| 1888 | #153 | 206 | — | |
| 1887 | #144 | 178 | — | |
| 1886 | #157 | 149 | — | |
| 1885 | #163 | 126 | — | |
| 1884 | #154 | 134 | — | |
| 1883 | #158 | 113 | — | |
| 1882 | #157 | 104 | — | |
| 1881 | #145 | 108 | — | |
| 1880 | #167 | 79 | — | |
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 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#131 · 1 in 607
- Oklahoma#133 · 1 in 572
- Oregon#148 · 1 in 771
- Utah#153 · 1 in 641
- Tennessee#154 · 1 in 693
Best ever in a state: #91 in New Hampshire, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #131 | 52 | 1 in 607 |
| Oklahoma | #133 | 46 | 1 in 572 |
| Oregon | #148 | 8 | 1 in 771 |
| Utah | #153 | 8 | 1 in 641 |
| Tennessee | #154 | 41 | 1 in 693 |
| Washington | #154 | 12 | 1 in 878 |
| Montana | #159 | 6 | 1 in 829 |
| Arkansas | #161 | 30 | 1 in 698 |
| Mississippi | #161 | 30 | 1 in 717 |
| Missouri | #164 | 35 | 1 in 922 |
| Alabama | #176 | 32 | 1 in 960 |
| North Dakota | #182 | 7 | 1 in 1,043 |
| Texas | #190 | 67 | 1 in 879 |
| Indiana | #191 | 20 | 1 in 1,381 |
| West Virginia | #194 | 18 | 1 in 1,130 |
| Idaho | #196 | 5 | 1 in 904 |
| Kansas | #198 | 15 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Georgia | #206 | 29 | 1 in 1,260 |
| Colorado | #221 | 7 | 1 in 1,334 |
| North Carolina | #221 | 26 | 1 in 1,498 |
| Florida | #226 | 9 | 1 in 1,258 |
| Maryland | #227 | 8 | 1 in 1,893 |
| Nebraska | #229 | 9 | 1 in 1,444 |
| Illinois | #235 | 30 | 1 in 2,037 |
| Ohio | #243 | 26 | 1 in 2,190 |
| Iowa | #245 | 12 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Michigan | #246 | 18 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Virginia | #252 | 14 | 1 in 2,123 |
| Minnesota | #253 | 11 | 1 in 2,163 |
| South Carolina | #270 | 11 | 1 in 2,208 |
| Massachusetts | #292 | 9 | 1 in 4,108 |
| Wisconsin | #302 | 8 | 1 in 3,249 |
| Pennsylvania | #306 | 24 | 1 in 4,188 |
| Louisiana | #356 | 9 | 1 in 2,605 |
| New York | #356 | 21 | 1 in 4,806 |
| California | #448 | 7 | 1 in 4,354 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #144 (178 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 80 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1880–1966
- Highest: 1 in 820 girls born in 1887 were named Ina (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 24,353 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 19.9% of all girls named Ina (6,765) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,406 | #144 (1887) | #155 |
| 1890s | 2,397 | #158 (1893) | #169 |
| 1900s | 2,667 | #176 (1901) | #187 |
| 1910s | 5,469 | #216 (1910) | #230 |
| 1920s | 6,765 | #232 (1929) | #250 |
| 1930s | 5,534 | #242 (1932) | #264 |
| 1940s | 3,771 | #307 (1940) | #376 |
| 1950s | 2,210 | #493 (1950) | #626 |
| 1960s | 1,253 | #851 (1960) | #945 |
| 1970s | 704 | #1,201 (1970) | #1,510 |
| 1980s | 415 | #2,069 (1980) | #2,435 |
| 1990s | 340 | #2,932 (1995) | #3,396 |
| 2000s | 375 | #3,283 (2002) | #3,843 |
| 2010s | 467 | #2,610 (2018) | #3,490 |
| 2020s | 301 | #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 1921
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 1,655 of them was named Ina, which outranked 95.9% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 183,575 of them was named Ina, which outranked 22.4% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).