Inayat
Girl name · #5229 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Inayat ranks #5229 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 25 newborns given the name that year. It has appeared in the national data since 2014. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Inayat.
The 11-year story
Inayat first appears in the Social Security records in 2014, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 25 babies and a rank of #5099. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Inayat per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Inayat in class?
Inayat scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Inayat is most common
State-level data for Inayat is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Inayat
Statistically, parents drawn to Inayat tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aayat, Amanat, Hayat, Rehmat, and Summit.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Inayat | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5799 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6922 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6229 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6691 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8406 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13793 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15902 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16215 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16513 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inayat a popular girl name?
Inayat ranked #5229 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Inayat most popular?
Inayat peaked in 2025, when 25 American girls received the name (ranked #5099 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Inayat?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Inayat. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.