Girls' name · since 1998

Inaara

Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 124 babies named Inaara, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#24,741 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,473 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
124
born since 1998
2020s
peak decade

124 babies have been named Inaara since 1998, making it today's #10473 girls' name.

Inaara has 124 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10473 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.

  • #24,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,473 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 124 born since 1998
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inaara ranks #24,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,473 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 124 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.

#24,741 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,473 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
124
born since 1998
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%39.4%
Inaara vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Inaara's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Inaara compares

124 28th percentile among 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

Inaara's all-time total is 67% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Inaara Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 124 376 567,345
Peak-year births 28 21 19,840

Inaara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Inaara splits its recorded history at 2021: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Inaara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
28
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
0102030 1998199920002002201720212022202320242025 9

Inaara by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (57 births, 46% of the file).

2020s was Inaara's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Inaara births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 57 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Inaara by state

Where Inaara concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Inaara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14 11.3%
#2 Illinois
5 4.0%
Texas share of Inaara's total US births 11.3%
Even split

14 of 124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inaara?
Inaara has been given to 124 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,741 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #10,473 of 17,297. 28 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
Where does Inaara sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inaara ranks #24,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,473 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Inaara most popular?
Inaara was most popular in the 2020s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Inaara most popular?
The top states for the name Inaara are Texas (14 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Inaara been used?
Inaara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Inaara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ina, Inaya, Inara, Inaaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Inaara's data

  • Texas records the most Inaaras (14 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 Inaara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2025 (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 Inaara 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.