Unisex name · since 1994
Inari
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 559 babies named Inari, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,829 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Inari is the #4829 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 559 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inari has been recorded 559 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #4829 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #11,056 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,829 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 559 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inari ranks #11,056 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,829 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 559 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,829 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Inari's 559 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Inari compares
559 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Inari's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Inari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 559 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Inari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Inari's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Inari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Inari popularity over time - boys
30 total births recorded since 2019 (Inari as boys' name)
Inari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (231 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Inari's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Inari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
231 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 231 births (41% of all-time use).
How Inari 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 Inari's total volume
Inari by state
Where Inari concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
30 of 559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Inari's data
- California records the most Inaris (30 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Inari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Inari 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.