Inayat comes from the Arabic / Persian tradition, meaning Kindness or graciousness..
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How popular is Inayat?
2024peak year
Inayat first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2014. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 21 babies received the name (ranked #5848). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10166), with roughly 13 babies named Inayat each year. Inayat has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 119 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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