Recorded 1921–1973 Girls' name Peak 1924 100 births

Inetha — girls' name

100 babies named Inetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s331930s171950s161960s291970s5
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Inetha was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

9 babies were named Inetha in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Inetha

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Inetha between 1921 and 1973, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Inetha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Inetha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Inetha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Inetha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Inetha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 100 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Inetha at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

100

Since 1921

53 years of records

Peak year

1924

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1921

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1973

Inetha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1921

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1924)
9
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
45678910 197319621960195419391935192519231921 5

Inetha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 33% of Inetha's all-time total
1920s331930s171950s161960s291970s5

Inetha by state

Where Inetha concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Inetha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 5.0%
Tennessee share of Inetha's total US births 5.0%

5 of 100 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inetha?
100 babies have been named Inetha since 1921. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1924 with 9 births.
When was Inetha most popular?
Inetha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Inetha most popular?
The top states for the name Inetha are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Inetha been used?
Inetha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 53 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Inetha?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.