Inaki

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Locally spelled Iñaki in FR France.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Inaki is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, Argentina, Chile, Mexico

  Languages: Spanish, English, German

  Also written Iñaki, Ińaki, Iňaki

• Hindi given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Spain, United States

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Ïñåkī

• a separate name6 spellings in the group

  Also written In̋aki, Inãki, Inâki, Iñaki, In̄aki

• Finnish given name4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, United Kingdom

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Iñaki

37 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Inaki is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Yoruba, A large ape or monkey of any species, including a gorilla, baboon, or chimpanzee

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Iñaki Alkizab. 1933ESSpanish footballer (1933–2023)
• Iñaki Azkunab. 1943ESSpanish politician (1943-2014)
• Iñaki Sáezb. 1943ESSpanish football player/manager
• Iñaki Urdangarinb. 1968ESSpanish handball player
• Isaki Lacuestab. 1975ESnot in their usual nameSpanish film director
• Iñaki Fontb. 1979ESSpanish actor
• Iñaki Rikarteb. 1981ESSpanish actor
• Iñaki Williamsb. 1994ESGhanaian association football player (born 1994)
• Iñaki Peñab. 1999ESSpanish association football player
• Iñaki Godoyb. 2003MXMexican actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Inaki?

A machine transcription gives /inaki/ (IPA) for Spanish.

Is Inaki a male or female name?

Inaki is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

In which country does Inaki have the most bearers?

In Spain, the national register counted about 16 thousand people named Inaki, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled inaki.

Where is Inaki most common?

Inaki is densest in Spain, where the national register counts about 1 in 3.2 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Inaki?

In Spain, the national register counted 15,771 people named Inaki, about 1 in 3.2 thousand residents.