Inka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ING-ka
- Origin
- Old Norse
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Inka is a girls' name of Old Norse origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Inka mean?
Old Norse: Scandinavian, German and Finnish pet form of Ing- names such as Ingrid
Names in Ing- honour Ing, an old Germanic god.
Is Inka a girl's or a boy's name?
Inka is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Inka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Inka, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Inka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Inka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
Names like Inka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha Arya Anvika Anaya Aadhya Hana Viha Saanvi Krisha Aavya Yusra Aarya
Names related to Inka
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Ralph Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica
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, “Inka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/inka, updated 20 October 2026.