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Inayah

Girl

Meaning of Inayah: Arabic: 'concern, protection'

Inayah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1808th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 243rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1808

107 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#243

198 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,189

First recorded 1992 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: popular

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: 7 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 16 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 16 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 29 babies2013: 41 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 32 babies2016: 44 babies2017: 49 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 59 babies20202021: 78 babies2022: 83 babies2023: 101 babies2024: 127 babies2025: 107 babies
US babies named Inayah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 127.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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