The first name Inez
A girl’s name from Spanish.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
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.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 14 girls were named Inez, making it the 2,006th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 22 births (#1,449).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Inez with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Inez at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 156 girls born in the United States were named Inez, the 1,400th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 2,107 were.
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.
Inez in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Inez in Swedish too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Ynez
Famous people named Inez
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Inez Milholland(1886-1916) American suffragist, lawyer
- Inez FungAmerican climatologist (born 1949)
- Inez Haynes IrwinFeminist, author, journalist, 1873–1970
- Inez CourtneyAmerican actress (1908-1975)
- Inez BensusanAustralian-British Jewish suffragette, 1871–1967
- Inez AndrewsAmerican gospel singer (1929–2012)
- Inez Bjørg DavidGerman actress, born 1982
More Spanish girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Inez mean?
- 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.
- What is the origin of the name Inez?
- 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.
- How popular is the name Inez?
- In 2025, 14 girls born in England and Wales were named Inez, ranking 2,006th. Its peak was 2024, with 22 births.
- Is Inez a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 69,308 US babies named Inez since 1880 were girls.
- When was Inez most popular?
- 1920 in the United States, when 2,107 babies were named Inez, its highest rank at 122nd.
- What are other spellings of Inez?
- Ynez.