Inis

Girl · recorded 1891–1956

  • 1956last recorded
  • 1908best year

Most popular in 1908.

Last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1891

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 53 recorded years as a table
Inis, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189127
189621
190227
190429
190521
190722
190830
190923
191028
191119
191222
191322
191425
191521
191625
191723
191820
191919
192027
192118
192219
192316
192418
192515
192616
192713
192818
192918
193018
193111
193212
193317
193411
193512
193612
19378
193810
193910
19408
19415
19427
19434
19445
19457
19466
19475
19486
19494
19505
19513
19523
19533
19563

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Inis isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1956
6
Rank in 1956
#5,325
How rare
1 in 334,617 girls
Since 1891
691

Inis was last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1908, at 30 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Inis doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.