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Inez

Girl

Meaning of Inez: Spanish: 'pure or chaste'

Inez is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1355th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1449th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1355

156 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1449

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

69,308

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 100 babies1982: 112 babies1983: 87 babies1984: 82 babies1985: 87 babies1986: 77 babies1987: 71 babies1988: 76 babies1989: 75 babies1990: 86 babies19901991: 83 babies1992: 60 babies1993: 70 babies1994: 55 babies1995: 64 babies1996: 63 babies1997: 62 babies1998: 72 babies1999: 72 babies2000: 70 babies20002001: 75 babies2002: 74 babies2003: 61 babies2004: 57 babies2005: 60 babies2006: 51 babies2007: 69 babies2008: 60 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 46 babies20102011: 55 babies2012: 69 babies2013: 74 babies2014: 67 babies2015: 67 babies2016: 87 babies2017: 88 babies2018: 78 babies2019: 74 babies2020: 90 babies20202021: 137 babies2022: 99 babies2023: 127 babies2024: 158 babies2025: 156 babies
US babies named Inez per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 158.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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