Is Inari a boy or girl name?

Inari is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 589 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 94.9% were girls and 5.1% were boys.

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Inari

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Inari was most popular in 2023, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,981 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 589 people named Inari.

Inari over time

Births per year. The dot marks Inari’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Inari a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Inari is mostly a girl’s name — 94.9% of the 589 Americans given it were girls and 5.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 91% girls and 9% 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.

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