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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Ina has never cracked the top 100 here.
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.
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 | — | |
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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kentucky#137 · 1 in 613
- Idaho#144 · 1 in 628
- West Virginia#150 · 1 in 706
- Tennessee#156 · 1 in 777
- Oklahoma#167 · 1 in 768
Best ever in a state: #91 in New Hampshire, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #137 | 42 | 1 in 613 |
| Idaho | #144 | 6 | 1 in 628 |
| West Virginia | #150 | 26 | 1 in 706 |
| Tennessee | #156 | 34 | 1 in 777 |
| Oklahoma | #167 | 26 | 1 in 768 |
| Washington | #186 | 8 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Utah | #196 | 5 | 1 in 912 |
| Missouri | #210 | 19 | 1 in 1,359 |
| Ohio | #217 | 25 | 1 in 1,876 |
| Virginia | #217 | 15 | 1 in 1,516 |
| Minnesota | #230 | 10 | 1 in 1,988 |
| Kansas | #243 | 7 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Mississippi | #243 | 16 | 1 in 1,330 |
| Maryland | #251 | 5 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Arkansas | #257 | 12 | 1 in 1,442 |
| Florida | #257 | 9 | 1 in 1,399 |
| Texas | #261 | 41 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Alabama | #262 | 17 | 1 in 1,668 |
| Illinois | #271 | 20 | 1 in 2,527 |
| California | #276 | 19 | 1 in 1,938 |
| Georgia | #277 | 15 | 1 in 1,958 |
| Indiana | #278 | 8 | 1 in 2,899 |
| South Carolina | #280 | 10 | 1 in 1,997 |
| New Jersey | #283 | 7 | 1 in 3,358 |
| Massachusetts | #292 | 6 | 1 in 4,539 |
| New York | #298 | 26 | 1 in 3,150 |
| Michigan | #302 | 11 | 1 in 3,524 |
| North Carolina | #304 | 14 | 1 in 2,545 |
| Louisiana | #307 | 11 | 1 in 1,861 |
| Pennsylvania | #308 | 19 | 1 in 3,739 |
| Iowa | #346 | 5 | 1 in 3,716 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1936
girls
#262
531 births · 1 in 1,959 girls
Top girls' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,959 of them was named Ina, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Ina
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.