Inez
Spanish and Portuguese form of Agnes, Greek hagnos, “chaste, pure.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Inez appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1908 to 1913. Its biggest year was 1920, when 2,107 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 122 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1909, at No. 96. All told, 69,308 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Ines (7,150), Ioannis (1,400), Inis (691) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Agnes
Explore Inez interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,633 | No. 131 |
| 1890s | 3,682 | No. 112 |
| 1900s | 6,115 | No. 96 |
| 1910s | 16,342 | No. 97 |
| 1920s | 17,598 | No. 122 |
| 1930s | 8,563 | No. 166 |
| 1940s | 4,728 | No. 262 |
| 1950s | 3,093 | No. 428 |
| 1960s | 1,861 | No. 660 |
| 1970s | 1,179 | No. 903 |
| 1980s | 833 | No. 1141 |
| 1990s | 661 | No. 1701 |
| 2000s | 615 | No. 2171 |
| 2010s | 688 | No. 2206 |
| 2020s | 762 | No. 1396 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.