Ina

“Variant of Georgina — Farmer” — Latin (short form of -ina names) origin

Girl's name · #2627 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Ina belongs to an older America first — it reached #145 back in 1881 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2627. About 34,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #73 in Slovenia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Inas

Ina Balin — American actress (1937-1990)
Ina Claire — American stage and film actress (1893-1985)
Ina Wroldsen — Norwegian singer and songwriter
Ina May Gaskin — American midwife (*1940)
Ina Coolbrith — American poet, writer, and librarian (1841–1928)

What Inas become

Among 1,031 notable people named Ina:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.33× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ina Kersten, German mathematician.

Similar names: Lavinia · Inayah · Leana · Junia · Sabina · Oona

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