How Many People Are Named Inayah?
An estimated 1,070 people in the United States have the first name Inayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Inayah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Inayah 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 Inayah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Inayah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,070
About 1 in 320,331 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
126 births
Total Registered
1,080
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Inayah
Inayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,080 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Inayah as a female name
Ranked #1,634 in 2024
126 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (126 births)
Inayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Inayah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 446 babies were registered. Inayah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Inayah by Decade
How has Inayah 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.
Inayah by State
Birth registrations for Inayah span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia. On average, about 35 Inayahs were registered per state.
Inayah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Inayah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Inayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Inayah?
We estimate approximately 1,070 people named Inayah 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 320,331 Americans share this first name.
Is Inayah a common name?
Inayah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,080 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Inayah most popular?
Inayah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Inayah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Inayah a female name?
Inayah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Inayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Inayah Smith, Inayah Johnson, Inayah 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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