UK girl's name
Inaiya
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Inaiya is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Inaiya popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4634, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2009, with 5 births.
This profile covers 23 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 2009 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 80% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 23 living people in the UK are called Inaiya. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Inaiya ranked #4634 for girls in England and Wales in 2021, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2009, when 5 girls were registered as Inaiya.
- • About 23 living people in the UK are estimated to have Inaiya as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4634
2021
Births in 2021
4
Latest year
Peak year
2009
5 births
Estimated living
23
2026
Popularity
Inaiya over time
The chart below shows babies named Inaiya registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Inaiya, the clearest high point is 2009. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2021, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Inaiya by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Inaiya was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4634 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5244 | 14 | 4 |
| 2000s | #3936 | 5 | 1 |
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FAQ
Inaiya: questions and answers
How popular is the name Inaiya in the UK right now?
In 2021, Inaiya was ranked #4634 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Inaiya most popular?
The peak year on record was 2009, with 5 babies registered as Inaiya in England and Wales.
How many people are called Inaiya in the UK?
A total of 23 babies have been registered as Inaiya across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.