Iniyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- IN-ee-ya
- Origin
- Tamil
- Style
- New arrival
Iniyah is a girls' name of Tamil origin, meaning “sweet, pleasant”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Iniyah mean?
Tamil: spelling of Iniya; Tamil word
“sweet, pleasant”
Meaning borrowed from Iniya.
Is Iniyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Iniyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Iniyah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 5 girls.
Iniyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
Names like Iniyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Aafiyah, Aasiyah, Zaniyah, Sumayyah, Ruqayyah, Nusaybah, Kaliyah, Taliyah, Kamiyah, Umaymah, Aaminah
Names related to Iniyah
More Tamil names
Nila, Aathiran, Aadhiran, Nilah, Kavin, Aadhav, Adhiran, Venba, Athiran, Kayal, Oviya, Kalai, Kannan, Valli, Nithila, Iniyan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Iniyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iniyah, updated 20 October 2026.