Ina
Feminine
Ina is overwhelmingly a girls’ name — 34,074 girls against 65 boys since 1880.
Ina is a suffix that became a name. Georgina, Wilhelmina, Christina and Albertina all end in it, and nineteenth-century families clipped it off and used it alone — a name that is grammatically an ending.
How old is the name Ina?
Ina was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Ina alive today was born around 1927, making them about 98 years old. About 9,600 people named Ina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ina most popular?
Ina peaked in 1887, reaching #144 nationally. Today it ranks #2607, 2,463 places below that high. See the whole 1887 chart.
Where it comes from
From -ina to Ina
The story of Ina
Latin and Italian formed feminines and diminutives with -ina, and the ending became so productive across Europe that dozens of common names shared it. Scotland in particular used Ina as a general short form for Williamina, Christina, Georgina and the rest. American registers carry it as a legal name in its own right from the 1870s, peaking around 1890.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Ina has no meaning of its own; it inherits whichever parent name a family had in mind. The -ina ending is a Latin and Italian diminutive and feminine suffix, applied to dozens of names, and it carries no sense by itself. In Scotland it was used specifically as a short form of any -ina name.
How the name formed
- -ina
- Georgina
- Ina
Related forms: Ina · Ina · Ina
Pronouncing Ina
EYE-nuh
Two syllables, stress on the first, in American use. German and Dutch say EE-nah with a different first vowel.
Nicknames for Ina
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most girls named
- 1921745 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #144reached in 1887
- Change vs 2022
- +46.7%66 in 2025, from 45
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ina in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ina in German — same name
- Ina in Dutch — same name
- Ina in Scottish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Ohio.
Inas among us
people named Ina are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 24,353 born in 2025 was named Ina
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Ina
- #2607
- Ina on the 2025 chart
- #877
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Ina went to 66 girls in 2025, but Inna is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 83, which makes it the 877th most-given girls’ name of the year — 1,730 places above the chart.
- Ina66
- Inna17
About 1 girl in 19,365 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 24,353 for Ina itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Ina sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Ina is headed
Ina should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Ina beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Ina in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Several substantial formal names can stand behind it, so the choice stays entirely open.
- Three letters, two syllables, and easy for a very young child to write.
- It is a living name in German, Dutch and Scottish use.
- It has no meaning of its own — everything depends on which parent name is chosen.
- The English and continental pronunciations differ in the first vowel.
- It is strongly period-coded to the late nineteenth century.
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Frequently asked
- How many Inas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 9,600 people named Ina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Ina?
- Ina is the most-used spelling in US records — 66 of the 83 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Inna.
- How popular is the name Ina in 2025?
- Ina ranks #2607 among US girl names in 2025, with 66 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Ina?
- About 1 in every 24,353 US girls born in 2025 was named Ina — 66 in all.
- Will my child share the name Ina with classmates?
- Ina will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Ina
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