Girls' name · since 1995
Inaya
Inaya has 3,453 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #777 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,453
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,453 babies have been named Inaya since 1995, making it today's #777 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inaya has been recorded 3,453 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #777 nationally and more common than 96% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #3,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #777 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,453 born since 1995
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inaya ranks #3,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #777 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,453 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #777 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,453
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Inaya's 3,453 recorded births place it above 95.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Inaya compares
3,453 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Inaya's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Inaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,453 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 382 | 21 | 19,840 |
Inaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Inaya splits its recorded history at 2011: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 382 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Inaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 382
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Inaya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,776 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Inaya's strongest decade.
1,776 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Inaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 506
2000s
506 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,122 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,776 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,776 births (51% of all-time use).
How Inaya 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 Inaya's total volume
Inaya by state
Where Inaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 476 | 13.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 472 | 13.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 360 | 10.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 204 | 5.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 172 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 142 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 91 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 87 | 2.5% |
476 of 3,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Inaya appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Inayas (476 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 Inaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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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, 1995–2025 (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 Inaya 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.