Meaning of the nameInara
- Female
- I-na-ra
Inara is a female name with no known origin in Brazil; Wiktionary and Behind the Name record Inara as the name of a Hittite goddess.
Meaning
The meaning of Inara is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,390
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,312
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,492
- people
Inara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Inara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (2,035 people).
6,364 women 26 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Inara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Inara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Ceará 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,467 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 672 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 621 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 496 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 425 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 349 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 308 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 237 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 227 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 217 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 196 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 177 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 135 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 116 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 98 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 84 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 82 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 80 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 79 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 59 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 55 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 38 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 32 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Inara
Behind the Name has an entry for Inara in Hittite mythology, with an unknown meaning, and Wiktionary describes her as the Hittite goddess of the wild animals of the steppe and also as a female given name, with no etymology. The origin of the Brazilian use is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists the spelling variants Ynara, Ynarah, Inarah, Hinara, Innara and Inaara. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,390 people named Inara, almost always women, with a median age of 23; most were born in the 1990s and 2000s and, proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Inara · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Inara · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Inara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Inara
What does the name Inara mean?
The meaning of Inara is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Inara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,390 people with the first name Inara, which ranks it number 2,312 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Inara a boy's or a girl's name?
Inara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,364 women and 26 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Inara most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Inara (217 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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