Baby Name Popularity Profile

Inaya

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Inaya.

✦ Concern, care, solicitude 🌍 Arabic Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #776
All-Time Peak Rank #738 Achieved 2023
Total U.S. Births 3,453 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1995 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 382 births in 2023
πŸ’‘ The Inaya Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Concern, care, solicitude
Language Origin Arabic
Origin Type single
Derived from Arabic 'ināyah (ΨΉΩ†Ψ§ΩŠΨ©) meaning 'concern, care, solicitude'.
Common Nicknames
Naya Ina
Alternative Spellings
Enaya
Pronunciation: ih-NAY-ah
Themes & Categories
Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Inaya across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +68.3%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +260.8%
2015: 97 births 97 2016: 115 births 2017: 133 births 2018: 154 births 2019: 157 births 2020: 208 births 208 2021: 191 births 2022: 274 births 2023: 382 births 2024: 371 births 2025: 350 births 350
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 382 births in 2023
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 29 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 49
2000s: 506
2010s: 1,122
2020s: 1,776

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables I-n-ay
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with I, a letter used by only 1.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Virginia
Top States Virginia, New Jersey, New York, California, Texas
States with Data 25
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Virginia #389 142 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #512 172 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New York #297 472 2025 +78.1% Growth
California #725 476 2022 +53.6% Growth
Texas #786 360 2023 +40.7% Growth
Illinois #640 204 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #570 58 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #846 46 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #929 87 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1124 68 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #585 54 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #625 37 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #1123 23 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 6 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #897 67 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #959 91 2023 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1548 35 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #764 37 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #965 17 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee Unranked 14 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #840 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #571 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #846 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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