Ina
Ina was the 2627th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 145th; the most babies were born in 1921 (745). Over the last ten years it has moved up 415 places. More babies were named Ina in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning short form of names ending in -ina · English, Latin
Say it EYE-nuh /ˈaɪnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,627 girls, up 617 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921745 babies
- Total since 1880
- 34,139babies recorded
What does the name Ina mean?
Ina is a short form of names ending in -ina, such as Georgina, Christina and Wilhelmina, according to Wiktionary, and so has no single meaning of its own. A 1935 American naming book quoted by Wiktionary notes that the actress Ina Claire was called both "EE-nuh" and "EYE-nuh". Ina was most common in the US in the 1910s and 1920s.
-ina (Latin, “feminine diminutive ending”)
How sure is this? Well established. Ina stands for several names; its meaning depends on the full name.
Related names: Christina, Georgina, Wilhelmina, Ena.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ina', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Christina', DMNES (Durham University)
Ina popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 65 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,627 | 66 |
| 2020 | #3,244 | 48 |
| 2010 | #4,656 | 31 |
| 2000 | #3,419 | 39 |
| 1990 | #3,178 | 35 |
| 1980 | #2,077 | 50 |
| 1970 | #1,202 | 94 |
| 1960 | #851 | 149 |
| 1950 | #493 | 266 |
| 1940 | #307 | 423 |
| 1930 | #249 | 623 |
| 1920 | #251 | 683 |
| 1910 | #216 | 296 |
| 1900 | #182 | 288 |
| 1890 | #165 | 215 |
| 1880 | #167 | 79 |
How popular is Ina, counting every spelling?
Ina is the most common spelling of a name family that had 83 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 83 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ina | 66 | #2,627 | 253 |
| Inna | 17 | #6,647 | 76 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ina?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ina (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ina?
About 8,700 people born in the US named Ina are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 52 and 82. That makes Ina a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ina by state
How common Ina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ina · Sibling names for Ina
Questions about the name Ina
What does Ina mean?
Ina means “short form of names ending in -ina” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ina?
Ina was the 2627th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 145th; the most babies were born in 1921 (745). Over the last ten years it has moved up 415 places. More babies were named Ina in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ina in the US.
Where is Ina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ina was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Texas.