Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Inza isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Inza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 240
- 0 boys · 240 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,814 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,814 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 142 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.
Similar names
If you love Inza, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ilma
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>99% girls
Ona
“filled with grace”
>99% girls
Ina
“an illuminated man”
>99% girls
Elda
“a battlemaiden; a protector”
>99% girls
Elmina
“one who is widely known”
>99% girls
Irma
“a universal woman”
>99% girls
Eda
Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
>99% girls
Iva
“of the yew tree”
>99% girls