Inayah
Inayah was the 1860th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1633rd with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,580 places. More babies were named Inayah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Inaya) care, concern (Arabic) · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #1,860 girls, up 937 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 107girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024127 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,189babies recorded
What does the name Inayah mean?
Inayah is a spelling of Inaya, pronounced the same way, so it shares Inaya's meaning and origin.
Inaya comes from Arabic ʿināya, a noun meaning 'care, attention, concern', and in religious use 'divine providence'. It comes from the root ʿ-n-y, with meanings around concern and intention. It is used as a girls' name in many Muslim communities, including South Asian families, sometimes spelled Inaaya. SSA records show it in the US from the 1990s.
عِنَايَة (ʿināya) (Arabic, “care, concern; providence”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Arabic word is well documented; we found no dictionary entry for the name itself.
Related names: Inaaya, Enaya.
See also: Arabic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'عناية', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Inayah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,860 | 107 |
| 2020 | #2,797 | 59 |
| 2010 | #5,493 | 25 |
| 2000 | #7,740 | 13 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Inayah, counting every spelling?
Inayah is a spelling of Inaya, a name family that ranked #589 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,860 for Inayah on its own. Together these spellings went to 507 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inaya | 350 | #776 | 1,568 |
| Inaaya | 45 | #3,420 | 564 |
| Inayah | 107 | #1,860 | 496 |
| Inaayah | 5 | #15,810 | 37 |
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 Inayah?
107 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Inayah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Inayah 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 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Inayah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Inayah?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Inayah are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 15. That makes Inayah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Inayah by state
How common Inayah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.6×), Michigan (2.3×). In 39 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 Inayah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Inayah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Inayah
What does Inayah mean?
Inayah is a spelling of Inaya, which means “care, concern (Arabic)” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Inayah?
Inayah was the 1860th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1633rd with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,580 places. More babies were named Inayah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Inayah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Inayah in the US.
Where is Inayah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Inayah was most common in New York (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Georgia.