Inez
An English spelling of the Spanish Ines, which renders Agnes. The Greek hagnos, meaning chaste or pure, lies behind it.
Inez in 2025
Inez was given to 156 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,625th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 21,252 babies born.
The history of Inez
Inez reached its highest point in 1920, when 2,131 babies were given the name, ranking 207th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 130th, in 1909.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 69,308 babies have been named Inez. Half of them were born before 1923, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Inez by decade
| Decade | Babies named Inez | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,633 | 199 |
| 1890s | 3,682 | 163 |
| 1900s | 6,126 | 130 |
| 1910s | 16,442 | 135 |
| 1920s | 17,820 | 207 |
| 1930s | 8,724 | 307 |
| 1940s | 4,841 | 479 |
| 1950s | 3,188 | 762 |
| 1960s | 1,925 | 1,142 |
| 1970s | 1,242 | 1,508 |
| 1980s | 894 | 1,817 |
| 1990s | 687 | 2,816 |
| 2000s | 632 | 3,711 |
| 2010s | 705 | 3,840 |
| 2020s | 767 | 2,625 |
Where Inez is heading
Inez has risen 133% over the past decade, from 67 babies in 2015 to 156 in 2025.
Names like Inez
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Inez.