Inri
Latin acronym meaning "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews".
Name Census estimates that about 115 living Americans carry the first name Inri. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Inri today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Inri births was 2005 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Inri. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
115
~ 1 in 2,980,473 Americans
Peak year
2005
12 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,422
Tracked since 1994
Census
Inri in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 166 people with the first name Inri, which placed it at #42,903 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#42,903
National first-name rank
People counted
166
166 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
83.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Inri
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Inri is Hispanic at 83.1%. The next largest groups are Black (4.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Inri described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Inri at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino83.1% · 138
- Black or African American4.8% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.8% · 8
- White3.6% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 3
- Two or more races1.8% · 3
Popularity
Inri: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Inri from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 54 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Inri remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Inri by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Inri during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Inri
The name Inri has its origins in the Latin language and is believed to date back to the early centuries of the Christian era. It is derived from the Latin phrase "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum," which translates to "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."
This phrase is known to have been inscribed on the plaque or titulus that was affixed to the cross during the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, as recorded in the New Testament of the Bible. The initials "INRI" were often used as an abbreviation of this phrase, lending the name Inri a strong religious and historical significance.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Inri can be found in the writings of the Roman poet Prudentius, who lived in the late 4th and early 5th centuries AD. In his work titled "Enchiridion," Prudentius makes reference to the INRI inscription on the cross.
Throughout history, the name Inri has been borne by several notable individuals, including Inri Cristo, a Brazilian man born in 1948, who legally changed his name and claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Another person named Inri was Inri Konst, a Finnish artist and sculptor born in 1877, known for his works depicting religious themes.
In the realm of literature, the name Inri appears in the works of the French writer Victor Hugo. In his novel "Les Misérables," published in 1862, Hugo includes a character named Inri, a young boy who is part of a group of street urchins known as the "Little Gavroche."
Another famous bearer of the name Inri was Inri Firpo, an Argentinian boxer who lived from 1916 to 1944. He was known for his remarkable strength and his victory over Jack Dempsey in a non-title bout in 1923.
Lastly, Inri Patrón was a Mexican painter and engraver born in 1917, renowned for his works depicting scenes from Mexican history and culture.
People
Inri + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Inri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Inri: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Inri?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 115 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Inri going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,980,473 US residents.
Is Inri a common name?
We classify Inri as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 116 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Inri most popular?
The single biggest year for Inri was 2005, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Inri is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Inri in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 166 people with the name Inri, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,903 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Inri in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Inri?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Inri leans strongly male. 135 people counted with this name were male (86.0%), compared with 22 female bearers (14.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Inri?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Inri is Hispanic at 83.1%. The next largest groups are Black (4.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Inri most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Inri in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.1% (138 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Inri in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Inri a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Inri in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Inri still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Inri in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Inri can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Inri?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.