Inara
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning shining; radiant.
Inara by the numbers
In 2025, 95 babies in England and Wales were named Inara. In the US, 130 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 131 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Inara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Inayacare, concern, attentiveness295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Indraking of the gods, wielder of thunder27 in the US (2017)
- Imarafirm, strong18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inaarashining; brilliant; luminous22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inaririce deity; shinto goddess of fertility3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iarawater lady; aquatic spirit of brazilian mythology5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Inara
Names that are said the same way as Inara, 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 Inara, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Inara
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