Names › Girl › I › Ina
Girl name

Ina

/ˈinə/ · 100% girls · 66 born in 2025

Ina has been given to about 34,139 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈinə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 11,807
Median age today78 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 751
  • Born in 202566
  • All time34,139
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Ina?

Its best year was 1921, when 751 babies were given the name, ranking 242nd. The typical living American called Ina is about 78 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tina0.81
  2. Gina0.81
  3. Nina0.81
  4. Dina0.81
  5. Mina0.81
  6. Lina0.81
  7. Vina0.81
  8. Zina0.81

Middle names for Ina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ina Josephine0.84
  2. Ina Rose0.83
  3. Ina Louise0.83
  4. Ina June0.82
  5. Ina Pearl0.82
  6. Ina Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.96
  2. Florasister · 0.95
  3. Cleoeither · 0.95
  4. Goldiesister · 0.94
  5. Archiebrother · 0.92
  6. Otisbrother · 0.91

Where Ina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ina White0.78
  2. Ina Reyes0.78
  3. Ina Nguyen0.78
  4. Ina Moore0.78
  5. Ina Lee0.78
  6. Ina Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ina

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ina across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.