Inky: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Dark like ink
Origin
English
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
ING-kee

Inky is an English unisex name meaning “Dark like ink”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Dark or Night — Mysterious, Moody, and Magnetic.

Meaning & Origin of Inky

Meaning: Dark like ink.

Origin: English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Inky

ING-keeIPA /ˈɪŋki/

Popularity of Inky

Inky doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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