Girls' name · since 1988
Inessa
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 659 babies named Inessa, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,975 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Inessa currently ranks #6975 among girls' names in America, with 659 babies recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Inessa recorded 659 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #6975 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #9,917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,975 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 659 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inessa ranks #9,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,975 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 659 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,975 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Inessa's 659 recorded births place it above 86.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Inessa compares
659 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Inessa's all-time total is 75% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Inessa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 659 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Inessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Inessa's full recorded timeline at 2007, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Inessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Inessa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (229 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Inessa's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Inessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
229 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 229 births (35% of all-time use).
How Inessa 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 Inessa's total volume
Inessa by state
Where Inessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Washington | | 43 | 6.5% |
86 of 659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Inessa's data
- Inessa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (229 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Inessas (86 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Inessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Inessa 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.