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Inara

100% girls · 237 born in 2025

Inara has been given to about 2,579 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,565
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Inara per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 237
  • Born in 2025237
  • All time2,579
  • England & Wales, 2025#428 · 95

How popular is Inara?

Its best year was 2025, when 237 babies were given the name, ranking 1049th. The typical living American called Inara is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Connecticut, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Inara

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Yara0.76
  2. Kiara0.70
  3. Ciara0.70
  4. Tiara0.70
  5. Sara0.65
  6. Clara0.65
  7. Tara0.65
  8. Kara0.65

Middle names for Inara

Ranked by flow score
  1. Inara Rose0.89
  2. Inara Louise0.89
  3. Inara June0.88
  4. Inara Pearl0.88
  5. Inara Quinn0.88
  6. Inara Nell0.88

Sibling names for Inara

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.98
  2. Jasielbrother · 0.97
  3. Neriahsister · 0.97
  4. Westynbrother · 0.97
  5. Seraphinasister · 0.96
  6. Emilianasister · 0.96

Where Inara is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Connecticut0.02%
  2. Massachusetts0.02%
  3. Washington0.02%
  4. Illinois0.02%
  5. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Inara White0.84
  2. Inara Reyes0.84
  3. Inara Nguyen0.84
  4. Inara Moore0.84
  5. Inara Lee0.84
  6. Inara Hill0.84

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 Inara

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

Inara 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.