Ina
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; a form of Ina or suffix indicating feminine.
Ina by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Ina. In the US, 57 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 745 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Irawatchful, vigilant339 in the US (2017)
- Ilaearth or the world230 in the US (2017)
- Isajesus; form of Issa or Yisa207 in England and Wales (2025)
- Idaprosperous, wealthy126 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ivagift of god; diminutive of ivan or similar115 in the US (2017)
- Ionafrom the island of iona; possibly holy island77 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Ina
Names that are said the same way as Ina, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean purity
Like Ina, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.