The first name Ines
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 52 girls were named Ines, making it the 705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 97 births (#449).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ines with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ines at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 213 girls born in the United States were named Ines, the 1,111th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ines
20 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Inessa ArmandFrench communist politician, editor, 1874–1920
- Inès de La FressangeFrench fashion designer and model, born 1957
- Inés GorrochateguiArgentine tennis player, born 1973
- Inés EfronArgentine actress, born 1985
- Inés RiveroArgentine model, born 1975
- Inés ArrondoField hockey player, born 1977
- Inés Echeverría BelloChilean writer, 1868–1949
- Inés MorenoArgentinian actress (1932–2020)
- Inès BelloumouAlgerian international footballer, born 2001
- Inés CamilloniArgentinean scientist, climate change expert, born 1964
- Inés Mónica Weinberg de RocaArgentine lawyer, born 1948
- Inès de BourgoingFrench nurse (1862-1953)
Questions
- How popular is the name Ines?
- In 2025, 52 girls born in England and Wales were named Ines, ranking 705th. Its peak was 2021, with 97 births.
- Is Ines a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 7,150 US babies named Ines since 1880, 94% were girls and 6% boys.
- When was Ines most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 213 babies were named Ines, its highest rank at 1,111th.
- Is Ines also a surname?
- Yes. Ines is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.