Ina — #2629 US girls' name
34,008 babies named Ina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 85% of names given to girls today.
20% of everyone ever named Ina was born in this single decade.
745 babies were named Ina in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ina
The Social Security Administration has registered 34,008 babies named Ina between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ina currently holds the #2629 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 745 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ina performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6,765 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,016 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Ina in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34,008 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Ina at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Ina popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1921)
- 745
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #2629 among girls.
34,008 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 745 births in a single year.
Ina popularity over time — boys
65 total births recorded since 1918 (Ina as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Ina accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 6,765 births that decade — 20% of Ina's all-time total
Ina decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,765 births
- Runner-up 5,534 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Ina's strongest decade
6,765 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 20% of all-time use.
Ina by state
Where Ina concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,016 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 1,516 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 1,457 | 4.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,410 | 4.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,098 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,086 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 1,059 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 1,007 | 3.0% |
2,016 of 34,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 5.9% of nationwide
- Kentucky 4.5% of nationwide
- Tennessee 4.3% of nationwide
- New York 4.1% of nationwide
- North Carolina 3.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 45 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 5.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ina appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.