The first name Inna
A girl’s name meaning “little girl”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Inna means “little girl”.
Transliteration of Russian И́нна (Ínna), of uncertain origin. (One suggestion is Ancient Greek ἴννα (ínna), from ἴννην (ínnēn, “little girl”).)
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Inna last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2016, with 5 births (#4,096).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Inna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Inna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 girls born in the United States were named Inna, the 6,647th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 27 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Inna in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Inna in Estonian and Latvian too.
Famous people named Inna
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Inna EftimovaBulgarian athletics competitor (born 1988)
- Inna Kiss-ZlidnisEstonian footballer (born 1990)
Questions
- What does the name Inna mean?
- Inna means “little girl”.
- How popular is the name Inna?
- In 2022, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Inna, ranking 4,645th. Its peak was 2016, with 5 births.
- Is Inna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 567 US babies named Inna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Inna most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 27 babies were named Inna, its highest rank at 5,038th.