MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Inayat mean?
Inayat comes from Arabic ʿināya, attentive care or concern. In Urdu and Persian naming it also conveys kindness, favour or grace.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
इनायत
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عنایت
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Inayat in Indian usage
5,422 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (88.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 601 records (11.1%).
- Recorded as male: 4,821 records (88.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 477 |
| 1950s | 657 |
| 1960s | 792 |
| 1970s | 902 |
| 1980s | 1,204 |
| 1990s | 1,143 |
| Other decades | 247 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,279 |
| Rajasthan | 1,510 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 662 |
| Maharashtra | 313 |
| Bihar | 272 |
| Jharkhand | 164 |
| Other states | 222 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Inayat / F | 41 | 863 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Inayat; Table_6, C871 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Inayat; Table_6, C871