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Iniya

Girl

Meaning of Iniya: Tamil: 'sweet'

Iniya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Tamil naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6566th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6566

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

460

First recorded 2001 · peak 2012

Trend

stable

Style: rare

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: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 16 babies2008: 22 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 25 babies2012: 30 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 19 babies2015: 17 babies2016: 16 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 21 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 23 babies2024: 13 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Iniya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 30.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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