Given name
Inah
“an illuminated man”
Inah is a variant of Ina. One African interpretation is “an illuminated man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Inah is a variant of Ina. One African interpretation is “an illuminated man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Inah is a variant of Ina. An origin associated with Ina is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Inah is a variant of Ina. The history of Ina gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Ina is associated with a moon goddess.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Inah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 128 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Inah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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