Ina
Ina is a female given name: 99% of people named Ina are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
Ina · Ína
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belarus, East Frisia
- Also spelled
- Ína
- US births since 1880
- 65 male / 33,662 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ina
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ina," in English, "Guten Tag Ina," in German. Ina is a female given name: about 99% of people named Ina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ina,
German
Guten Tag Ina,
French
Bonjour Ina,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ina:
Chinese
Ina您好：
Japanese
Ina様
English
Hi Ina,
German
Hi Ina,
French
Salut Ina,
Spanish
Hola Ina,
Chinese
Ina你好：
Japanese
Inaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Belarus | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 18 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
65 male · 33,662 female · 33,727 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ina a male or female name?
Ina is a female given name: 99% of people named Ina are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
How do I address Ina in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ina," in English, "Guten Tag Ina," in German. Ina is a female given name: about 99% of people named Ina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Ina a unisex name?
Ina is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Ina are men. Ina leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Ina a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ina (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ina,
title = {Is Ina a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ina},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}