Is Inara a boy or girl name?

Inara is a girl’s name. Of the 2,579 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Inara

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Inara was most popular in 2025, when 237 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,982 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,982, with 237 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,579 people named Inara.

Inara over time

Births per year. The dot marks Inara’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Inara a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Inara is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,579 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Inara

Where Inara is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org