Girls' name · since 1917
Inella
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Inella, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Inella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 63 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inella has been recorded 63 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1946.
- #32,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 63 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inella ranks #32,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #32,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Inella's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Inella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Inella's full recorded timeline at 1927, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Inella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1946
- Peak year (1923)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Inella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (34 births, 54% of the file).
1920s was Inella's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Inella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
34 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 34 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Inella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Inella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1917–1946 (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 Inella 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.