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Inis

100% girls · last recorded 1956

Inis has been given to about 691 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 175
Median age today88 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Inis per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 32
  • Born in 20250
  • All time691

How popular is Inis?

Its best year was 1920, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 1423rd. The typical living American called Inis is about 88 years old today.

Names that sound like Inis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Iris0.81
  2. Isis0.81
  3. Ines0.68
  4. Janis0.62
  5. Inez0.59
  6. Anais0.60
  7. Phyllis0.56
  8. Lois0.55

Middle names for Inis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Inis Anne0.81
  2. Inis Eve0.80
  3. Inis Elizabeth0.78
  4. Inis Catherine0.78
  5. Inis Josephine0.78
  6. Inis Rose0.77

Sibling names for Inis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.75
  2. Cleoeither · 0.75
  3. Winonasister · 0.73
  4. Elouisesister · 0.73
  5. Archiebrother · 0.66
  6. Hughbrother · 0.65

Where Inis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Inis Anderson0.77
    2. Inis Reyes0.72
    3. Inis Nguyen0.72
    4. Inis Moore0.72
    5. Inis Lee0.72
    6. Inis Hall0.72

    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 Inis

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

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