Total births
43
Unisex name · since 1919
Innis
Innis has 43 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 43
- total births
- 1919–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
Innis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 43 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Innis recorded 43 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- 43 total births
- 1919–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 74% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
43 boys have been named Innis since 1919, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 43
- total births
- 1919–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Innis was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
14 babies were named Innis in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
Innis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Innis splits its recorded history at 2002: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Innis at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Innis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Innis popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1930 (Innis as girls' name)
Innis by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Innis's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Innis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Innis? ▼
Innis has been given to 43 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 14 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
When was Innis most popular? ▼
Innis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Is Innis a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Innis is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 43 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Innis been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Innis since 1919 -- 107 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Innis? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Innocent. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Innis's data
- Innis's decade-level peak was the 2000s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1919–2025 (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. "Innis: Baby Name Since 1919 - 43 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/innis. 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 Innis 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 June 2026.