Boys' name · since 1998

Inaki

Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 277 babies named Inaki, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11,072 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,014 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
277
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade

277 babies have been named Inaki since 1998, making it today's #6014 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inaki has been recorded 277 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #6014 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.

  • #11,072 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,014 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 277 born since 1998
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inaki ranks #11,072 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,014 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 277 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.

#11,072 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,014 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
277
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%56.8%
Inaki vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Inaki's 277 recorded births place it above 75.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Inaki compares

277 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Inaki's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Inaki Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 277 369 358,536
Peak-year births 26 34 22,252

Inaki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Inaki splits its recorded history at 2014: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Inaki popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
26
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
051015202530 199820022008201120142017202020232025 15

Inaki by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (136 births, 49% of the file).

2010s was Inaki's strongest decade.

136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Inaki births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 136 births (49% of all-time use).

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

Inaki by state

Where Inaki concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Inaki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 9.4%
#2 Texas
12 4.3%
California share of Inaki's total US births 9.4%
Even split

26 of 277 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inaki?
Inaki has been given to 277 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #11,072 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #6,014 of 13,930. 26 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Inaki sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inaki ranks #11,072 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,014 of 13,930 among boys' 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 Inaki most popular?
Inaki was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Inaki most popular?
The top states for the name Inaki are California (26 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Inaki been used?
The SSA has tracked Inaki since 1998 -- 28 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Inaki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ina, Inari, Inaky, Inacio, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Inaki's data

  • Inaki's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Inakis (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Inaki

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Inaki: 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 Inaki 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.