Inis
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Meaning & Origin of Inis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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Origin & history
The Story of Inis
Inis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1891, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 32 Iniss were born — ranking #1,407 that year. As of 2026, Inis ranks #5,325 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 691 Iniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Inis
Inis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 691 births in the dataset. Inis's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,407. Use the chart and map above to compare Inis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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