Boys' name · since 1995
Inoke
41 babies named Inoke in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,179 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 41
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Inoke is the #11179 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 41 recorded since 1995.
Inoke has 41 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11179 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #23,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,179 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 41 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inoke ranks #23,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,179 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 41 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,179 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 41
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Inoke's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Inoke compares
41 15th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Inoke's all-time total is 89% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Inoke | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 41 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Inoke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Inoke splits its recorded history at 2015: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Inoke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Currently ranks #11179 among boys.
41 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2015 with 7 births in a single year.
Inoke by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (29 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Inoke's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Inoke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (71% of all-time use).
Inoke decade highlights
- Peak decade 29 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Inoke's data
- Inoke's decade-level peak was the 2010s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Inoke: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Inoke 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.
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