Girls' name · since 1953

Inese

16 babies named Inese in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#48,698 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1953
1950s
peak decade

16 girls have been named Inese since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inese has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1958.

  • #48,698 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 1953
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inese ranks #48,698 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1953, peaking in the 1950s.

#48,698 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1953
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Inese's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Inese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Inese's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Inese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1958

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1953)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 195319551958 5

Inese by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

1950s was Inese's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Inese births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inese?
16 babies have been named Inese since 1953. All-time, it sits at #48,698 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1953 with 6 births.
Where does Inese sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inese ranks #48,698 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Inese most popular?
Inese was most popular in the 1950s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Inese been used?
The SSA has tracked Inese since 1953 -- 6 years through the most recent 1958 data.
What names are similar to Inese?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Inez, Ines, Inell, Inessa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Inese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1953–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Inese draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.