Inara

“Meaning not established”

Girl's name · #1049 in the US (2025) · Trending

Inara is climbing: on the charts since 1998, it reached #1049 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 240 girls given the name last year. Roughly 2,600 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 850 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 950 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 girls in Slovenia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Inaras

Ināra Mūrniece — Latvian politician and journalist
Inara Luigas — Estonian politician (born 1959)
Inara George — American musician
Ināra Tetereva — Latvian philanthropist (born 1953)
Ināra Petrusēviča — Latvian painter

In stories & tradition

Inara — Hurrian religion
Inara Serra — Firefly

What Inaras become

Among 40 notable people named Inara:

Artists & writers appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ināra Mūrniece, Latvian politician and journalist.

Similar names: Sia · Inaya · Ainara · Juno · Elara · Alara

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