Is Inayah a boy or girl name?

Inayah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,189 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Inayah

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Inayah was most popular in 2024, when 127 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,024 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,379, with 107 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,189 people named Inayah.

Inayah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Inayah’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Inayah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Inayah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,189 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 Inayah

Where Inayah 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