Spellings

Inaya or Inayah?

In the US in 2025, 70% of babies in this name family were spelled Inaya and 21% Inayah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Inaya already led in 2015, with 45% of the family's births; it has 70% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 216 to 502 births (×2).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Inaya97350×4
Inayah32107×3
Inaaya8745−48%

How they sound

  • Inaya /ɪˈnɑjə/ (ih-NAH-yuh)
  • Inayah /ɪˈnɑjə/ (ih-NAH-yuh)
  • Inaaya /ɪˈnaɪə/ (in-EYE-uh)
  • Innaya /inaˈja/ (ee-na-YA)
  • Inaïa /inajaˈ/ (ee-na-YA)

In France

In France in 2025: Inaya 1,990 births (#14 among girls), Inayah 150 births (#359 among girls), Inaaya 5 births, Innaya 35 births (#981 among girls) and Inaïa 35 births (#981 among girls).

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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