ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👧As Girl Name 1954 First Year 1982 Last Year 1956 Peak Year #5325 Peak Rank 21 Total Count 4 Years Active 👦As Boy Name 1992 First Year 1992 Last Year 1992 Peak Year #8435 Peak Rank 5 Total Count 1 Years Active Advertisement 📖 ## The Story of In ### As a girl name American parents first put In on the record books as a girl name in 1954, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 6 Ins were born — ranking #5,325 that year. About 76% of every In on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. In last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s. ### As a boy name The earliest SSA record of In as a boy name dates back to 1992, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named In — #8,435 in the national rankings. In last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like In Phonetically similar names — useful when In is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Inn * Inh * Inne * Ynn * Ihn * Him * Ing * [An](/an) * [En](/en) * [Un](/un) * Im * [Ng](/ng) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about In What does the name In mean? In is a girl's name that has been used in U.S. records since 1954\. Behind the Name doesn't list a specific etymology, but the name has remained in use across multiple decades. How popular is In in 2026? In 2026, In ranks #10,517 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was In most popular? In reached its peak popularity in 1956, ranking #5,325 that year with 6 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is In most popular? In has historically been most popular in Kansas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named In. Is In a unisex name? Yes — In is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 81% of Ins assigned female and 19% assigned male historically. What names go well with In? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with In include Georgett, Donese, Patericia. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧GeorgettPeak #5325](/georgett)[👧DonesePeak #5325](/donese)[👧PatericiaPeak #5325](/patericia)[👧DarviPeak #5325](/darvi) ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦AdulfoPeak #8435](/adulfo)[👦AfifPeak #8435](/afif)[👦AkeamPeak #8435](/akeam)[👦AkinolaPeak #8435](/akinola) Advertisement ## About the name In In is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. In's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #5,325\. Use the chart and map above to compare In's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1956 → ](/year/1956) * [ Names of the 1950s → ](/decade/1950s) * [ Names starting with "I" → ](/letter/i) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. Advertisement