# Inez (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/inez/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Spanish |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ynez |
| US babies named this | 69,308 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 955 / 68,353 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 357, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicised form of Spanish Inés and Portuguese Inês, both from Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ). First used in 18th century English poetry and plays referring to Inês de Castro. Doublet of Agnes.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 55 | 3,066 |
| 2012 | 69 | 2,608 |
| 2013 | 74 | 2,446 |
| 2014 | 61 | 2,824 |
| 2015 | 62 | 2,824 |
| 2016 | 87 | 2,214 |
| 2017 | 82 | 2,274 |
| 2018 | 78 | 2,347 |
| 2019 | 74 | 2,411 |
| 2020 | 90 | 2,056 |
| 2021 | 132 | 1,591 |
| 2022 | 99 | 1,981 |
| 2023 | 127 | 1,640 |
| 2024 | 158 | 1,416 |
| 2025 | 156 | 1,400 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 10 | 4,255 |
| 1987 | 7 | 5,724 |
| 1988 | 8 | 5,406 |
| 1989 | 5 | 8,391 |
| 1991 | 6 | 7,641 |
| 1992 | 6 | 7,834 |
| 1995 | 9 | 6,109 |
| 1999 | 5 | 10,543 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11,347 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10,598 |
| 2007 | 6 | 11,452 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11,248 |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,816 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11,292 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,856 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | 1,608 |
| 2012 | 18 | 1,649 |
| 2013 | 14 | 1,956 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2,659 |
| 2015 | 20 | 1,549 |
| 2016 | 13 | 2,120 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,583 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1,711 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,940 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,615 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,692 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2,325 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2,063 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1,449 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2,006 |

## In other languages

- Dutch: Ines
- Finnish: Iines
- French: Inès
- German: Ines
- Hindi: इनेस
- Japanese: イネス
- Latvian: Inese
- Portuguese: Inês
- Swedish: Inez

## People named Inez

- Inez Milholland, (1886-1916) American suffragist, lawyer
- Inez Fung, American climatologist (born 1949)
- Inez Haynes Irwin, Feminist, author, journalist
- Inez Courtney, American actress (1908-1975)
- Inez Bensusan, Australian-British Jewish suffragette
- Inez Andrews, American gospel singer (1929–2012)
- Inez Bjørg David, German actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.