US rank #2374 Girls' name Peak 2018 1,803 births

Inaaya — #2374 US girls' name

1,803 babies named Inaaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1422010s9822020s679
#2374
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Inaaya was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

204 babies were named Inaaya in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Inaaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,803 babies named Inaaya between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Inaaya currently holds the #2374 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 204 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Inaaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 982 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Inaaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 316 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Inaaya in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Inaaya 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 1,803 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.

Inaaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,803

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2018

204 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,374

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Inaaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
204
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Inaaya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
982 births that decade — 54% of Inaaya's all-time total
2000s1422010s9822020s679

Inaaya by state

Where Inaaya concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Inaaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
316 17.5%
#2 California
221 12.3%
#3 Texas
162 9.0%
#4 New Jersey
130 7.2%
#5 Illinois
96 5.3%
#6 Virginia
66 3.7%
#7 Georgia
58 3.2%
#8 Florida
48 2.7%
New York share of Inaaya's total US births 17.5%
Even split

316 of 1,803 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Inaaya appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inaaya?
1,803 babies have been named Inaaya since 2005. It currently ranks #2374 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 204 births.
When was Inaaya most popular?
Inaaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 982 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Inaaya most popular?
The top states for the name Inaaya are New York (316 births), California (221 births), Texas (162 births).
How long has the name Inaaya been used?
Inaaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Inaaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ina, Inaya, Inara, Inayah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.