Inara

Meaning: Possibly illumination
Origin: Arabic — Possibly from the word inara, lighting, as in the Muslim name Inaara

Meaning: Not established
Origin: Hittite — Also the name of a goddess, and of Inara Serra in the series Firefly

Girl's name · #1049 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Inara is climbing: on the charts since 1998, it reached #1049 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 240 girls given the name last year. Roughly 2,600 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#198 in Switzerland (2025) · #216 in Slovenia (2025) · #236 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #383 in Belgium (2025) · #397 in N. Ireland (2025) · #422 in Austria (2025) · #426 in England & Wales (2025) · #428 in Netherlands (2025) · #572 in Italy (2024) · #708 in Canada (2025) · #885 in Sweden (2025) · #1,540 in Ecuador (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Inaras

Inara George — American musician (born 1974)
Ināra Mūrniece — Latvian journalist and politician (born 1970)
Inara Luigas — Estonian politician (born 1959)
Ināra Tetereva — Latvian philanthropist (born 1953)
Ināra Petrusēviča — Latvian painter (born 1969)

In stories & tradition

Inara — Goddess in Hittite–Hurrian mythology
Inara Serra^it — Firefly (TV series)

What Inaras become

Among 40 notable people named Inara:

Artists & writers appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ināra Mūrniece, Latvian journalist and politician (born 1970).

Similar names: Sia · Inaya · Ainara · Elina · Elara · Alara

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