Total births
13
Girls' name · since 1978
Ineka
Ineka has 13 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 13
- total births
- 1978–1983
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
13 girls have been named Ineka since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ineka has 13 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1983.
- 13 total births
- 1978–1983 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
13 girls have been named Ineka since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1983.
- 13
- total births
- 1978–1983
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Ineka was born in this single decade.
1983
Single peak year
8 babies were named Ineka in 1983 - its busiest year on record.
Ineka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ineka splits its recorded history at 1983: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ineka at a glance
Last recorded 1983Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Ineka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1983
- Peak year (1983)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Ineka by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Ineka's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Ineka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ineka? ▼
Ineka has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1983. 8 babies were born in 1983, its single highest year.
When was Ineka most popular? ▼
Ineka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Ineka been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ineka since 1978 -- 6 years through the most recent 1983 data.
What names are similar to Ineka? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Inez, Ines, Inell, Inessa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ineka: Baby Name Since 1978 - 13 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ineka. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ineka 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 July 2026.