Inaara

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning shining; brilliant; luminous.

Babies a year
22
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1407
22 babies

Inaara by the numbers

In 2025, 22 babies in England and Wales were named Inaara. In the US, 7 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 28 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Inaara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Inaayacompassion and care43 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Inarashining; radiant95 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Inayacare, concern, attentiveness295 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Indirabeauty; splendour14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Indraking of the gods, wielder of thunder27 in the US (2017)
  • Imarafirm, strong18 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Inaara

Names that are said the same way as Inaara, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Inarah20 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

Like Inaara, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Inaara

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