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Inara

Girl

Meaning of Inara: Arabic: 'shining light'

Inara is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1014th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 483rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1014

237 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#483

83 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,579

First recorded 1998 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 31 babies2006: 69 babies2007: 75 babies2008: 82 babies2009: 68 babies2010: 94 babies20102011: 110 babies2012: 97 babies2013: 118 babies2014: 124 babies2015: 131 babies2016: 103 babies2017: 132 babies2018: 122 babies2019: 128 babies2020: 122 babies20202021: 164 babies2022: 146 babies2023: 179 babies2024: 170 babies2025: 237 babies
US babies named Inara per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 237.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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