Girls' name · since 1880
Ina
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 34,074 babies named Ina, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,607 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,074
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ina is the #2607 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 34,074 recorded since 1880.
Ina has 34,074 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2607 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #766 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,607 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 34,074 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ina ranks #766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,607 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 34,074 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,607 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,074
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ina's 34,074 recorded births place it above 98.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ina compares
34,074 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ina's all-time total is 91x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,074 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 745 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ina's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 16% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 84%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 25 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 745, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ina popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 745
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ina popularity over time - boys
65 total births recorded since 1918 (Ina as boys' name)
Ina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (6,765 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Ina's strongest decade.
6,765 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,406
1880s
1,406 births
- 1890s 2,397
1890s
2,397 births
- 1900s 2,667
1900s
2,667 births
- 1910s
1910s
5,469 births
- 1920s
1920s
6,765 births
- 1930s
1930s
5,534 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,771 births
- 1950s 2,210
1950s
2,210 births
- 1960s 1,253
1960s
1,253 births
- 1970s 704
1970s
704 births
- 1980s 415
1980s
415 births
- 1990s 340
1990s
340 births
- 2000s 375
2000s
375 births
- 2010s 467
2010s
467 births
- 2020s 301
2020s
301 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6,765 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ina's total volume
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 | 4.4% |
| #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 34,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Ina appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ina's data
- Ina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (6,765 total births); usage has since declined to 301 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Inas (2,016 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.