Will my child share the name Inayat with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 41 UK babies named Inayat per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Inayat in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Inayat becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Inayat is at its highest recorded position — #863 in 2025, with 41 births. In 2020 it ranked #3,117.

Is Inayat a good choice for a distinctive name?

Inayat is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Inayat a popular baby name in the United States?

Inayat does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Inayat is a distinctive choice, ranked #863 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Inayat in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#863

About the Name Inayat

2024 marks Inayat's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #918. The name has climbed 2199 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1997.

Inayat is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Inayat in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Inayat

Inayat Hussain Khan — Inayat Hussain Khan was an Indian classical music vocalist, and the founder of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana.
Inayat Khan — Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan, was an Indian professor of musicology, singer, exponent of the sarasvati vina, poet, philosopher, writer, and pioneer of the transmission of Sufism to the West.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Inayat

UK babies named Inayat (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

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In a school of 600

↑ 2254 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Inayat

Almost certainly the only Inayat in the class

UK Popularity (2008–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Inayat

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Inayat Hussain Khan1849

Inayat Hussain Khan was an Indian classical music vocalist, and the founder of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana.

Inayat Khan

Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan, was an Indian professor of musicology, singer, exponent of the sarasvati vina, poet, philosopher, writer, and pioneer of the transmission of Sufism to the West.