How Many People Are Named Ina?
An estimated 7,766 people in the United States have the first name Ina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Ina peaked in popularity in 1921 with 751 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Ina is overwhelmingly female, 65 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,766
About 1 in 44,135 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1921
751 births
Total Registered
34,073
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ina
Ina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 34,073 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Ina as a male name
Ranked #9,367 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1928 (8 births)
Ina as a female name
Ranked #2,636 in 2024
66 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (745 births)
Ina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 6,795 babies were registered. Ina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ina by Decade
How has Ina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,406 | 0 | 1,406 | |
| 1890s | 2,397 | 0 | 2,397 | |
| 1900s | 2,667 | 0 | 2,667 | |
| 1910s | 5,474 | 5 | 5,469 | |
| 1920s | 6,795 | 30 | 6,765 | |
| 1930s | 5,548 | 14 | 5,534 | |
| 1940s | 3,776 | 5 | 3,771 | |
| 1950s | 2,210 | 0 | 2,210 | |
| 1960s | 1,253 | 0 | 1,253 | |
| 1970s | 704 | 0 | 704 | |
| 1980s | 421 | 6 | 415 | |
| 1990s | 345 | 5 | 340 | |
| 2000s | 375 | 0 | 375 | |
| 2010s | 467 | 0 | 467 | |
| 2020s | 235 | 0 | 235 | |
Ina by State
Birth registrations for Ina span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee. The lowest are in New Hampshire, New Mexico, Vermont. On average, about 515 Inas were registered per state.
Ina + Last Name Combinations
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Ina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ina?
We estimate approximately 7,766 people named Ina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 44,135 Americans share this first name.
Is Ina a common name?
Ina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 34,073 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ina most popular?
Ina reached peak popularity in 1921, when 751 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ina is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ina a female name?
Ina is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ina Smith, Ina Johnson, Ina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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