Girls' name · since 1979

Inbal

Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Inbal, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#48,695 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade

Inbal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1979.

Inbal has 16 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2001.

  • #48,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 1979
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inbal ranks #48,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.

#48,695 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Inbal's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Inbal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Inbal splits its recorded history at 1991: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Inbal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 197919912001 5

Inbal by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).

1990s was Inbal's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Inbal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inbal? ▼
Inbal has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #48,695 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 6 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
Where does Inbal sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inbal ranks #48,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Inbal most popular? ▼
Inbal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Inbal been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Inbal since 1979 -- 23 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Inbal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Inbar. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Inbal's data

  • Inbal's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Inbal

Nearby Names Like Inbal

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Inbal

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Inbal: 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, 1979–2001 (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 Inbal 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.