Unisex name · since 1992
Iniki
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Iniki, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,177 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
45 girls have been named Iniki since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Iniki has 45 recorded births among girls since 1992, 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 1992 to 1993.
- #36,177 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iniki ranks #36,177 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #36,177 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Iniki's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Iniki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Iniki's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 17 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Iniki popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1993
- Peak year (1992)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Iniki popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1992 (Iniki as boys' name)
Iniki by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (45 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Iniki's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Iniki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 45 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iniki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1992–1993 (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 Iniki 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.