Inez
Inez was given to 156 girls in 2025, #1,400 among girls’ names; 69,308 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 13,700 Americans named Inez and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (20% of everyone recorded); the median is 68 years old and half are between 45 and 81.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Inez by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Inez mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Inez is “a female given name from Spanish.”
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.
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Inez?
#1,400 among girls’ names, 2025
Inez rose from #2,824 in 2015 to #1,400 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 34.7 to 97.1 per million.
2,131 babies in 1920, the peak
Inez peaked in 1920, when 2,131 babies were given it (2,107 girls, #122 among girls’ names). The 156 births of 2025 are 7% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | #1,400 | 0.10 |
| 2024 | 158 | #1,416 | 0.10 |
| 2023 | 127 | #1,640 | 0.08 |
| 2022 | 99 | #1,981 | 0.06 |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,591 | 0.08 |
| 2020 | 90 | #2,056 | 0.06 |
| 2019 | 74 | #2,411 | 0.04 |
| 2018 | 78 | #2,347 | 0.05 |
| 2017 | 82 | #2,274 | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 87 | #2,214 | 0.05 |
Every recorded year (146)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62 | #2,824 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,822 | 0.03 |
| 2013 | 74 | #2,446 | 0.04 |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,608 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 55 | #3,065 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | 46 | #3,480 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 55 | #3,106 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,935 | 0.03 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,871 | 0.03 |
| 2006 | 51 | #3,237 | 0.03 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,974 | 0.03 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,817 | 0.03 |
| 2003 | 61 | #2,615 | 0.03 |
| 2002 | 69 | #2,334 | 0.04 |
| 2001 | 75 | #2,175 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 70 | #2,242 | 0.04 |
| 1999 | 67 | #2,229 | 0.04 |
| 1998 | 72 | #2,053 | 0.04 |
| 1997 | 62 | #2,205 | 0.04 |
| 1996 | 63 | #2,161 | 0.04 |
| 1995 | 55 | #2,371 | 0.03 |
| 1994 | 55 | #2,355 | 0.03 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,986 | 0.04 |
| 1992 | 54 | #2,406 | 0.03 |
| 1991 | 77 | #1,837 | 0.04 |
| 1990 | 86 | #1,703 | 0.05 |
| 1989 | 70 | #1,876 | 0.04 |
| 1988 | 68 | #1,823 | 0.04 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,821 | 0.04 |
| 1986 | 67 | #1,741 | 0.04 |
| 1985 | 82 | #1,497 | 0.05 |
| 1984 | 82 | #1,421 | 0.05 |
| 1983 | 81 | #1,439 | 0.05 |
| 1982 | 107 | #1,233 | 0.06 |
| 1981 | 93 | #1,344 | 0.06 |
| 1980 | 119 | #1,144 | 0.07 |
| 1979 | 106 | #1,227 | 0.07 |
| 1978 | 118 | #1,106 | 0.08 |
| 1977 | 125 | #1,054 | 0.08 |
| 1976 | 133 | #958 | 0.09 |
| 1975 | 107 | #1,096 | 0.07 |
| 1974 | 106 | #1,096 | 0.07 |
| 1973 | 95 | #1,153 | 0.07 |
| 1972 | 105 | #1,087 | 0.07 |
| 1971 | 146 | #904 | 0.09 |
| 1970 | 138 | #929 | 0.08 |
| 1969 | 135 | #914 | 0.08 |
| 1968 | 134 | #889 | 0.08 |
| 1967 | 145 | #836 | 0.09 |
| 1966 | 191 | #711 | 0.11 |
| 1965 | 169 | #761 | 0.10 |
| 1964 | 198 | #739 | 0.10 |
| 1963 | 212 | #697 | 0.11 |
| 1962 | 211 | #711 | 0.11 |
| 1961 | 230 | #686 | 0.11 |
| 1960 | 236 | #660 | 0.12 |
| 1959 | 239 | #648 | 0.12 |
| 1958 | 264 | #612 | 0.13 |
| 1957 | 306 | #548 | 0.15 |
| 1956 | 284 | #555 | 0.14 |
| 1955 | 310 | #523 | 0.16 |
| 1954 | 301 | #512 | 0.16 |
| 1953 | 321 | #481 | 0.17 |
| 1952 | 334 | #462 | 0.18 |
| 1951 | 382 | #427 | 0.21 |
| 1950 | 352 | #428 | 0.21 |
| 1949 | 407 | #393 | 0.24 |
| 1948 | 401 | #396 | 0.24 |
| 1947 | 461 | #373 | 0.26 |
| 1946 | 447 | #359 | 0.28 |
| 1945 | 398 | #342 | 0.30 |
| 1944 | 470 | #311 | 0.35 |
| 1943 | 476 | #321 | 0.34 |
| 1942 | 574 | #285 | 0.42 |
| 1941 | 528 | #280 | 0.44 |
| 1940 | 566 | #262 | 0.49 |
| 1939 | 605 | #254 | 0.55 |
| 1938 | 623 | #253 | 0.56 |
| 1937 | 744 | #222 | 0.70 |
| 1936 | 744 | #220 | 0.72 |
| 1935 | 804 | #213 | 0.77 |
| 1934 | 881 | #202 | 0.84 |
| 1933 | 890 | #194 | 0.88 |
| 1932 | 988 | #185 | 0.93 |
| 1931 | 1,111 | #166 | 1.0 |
| 1930 | 1,173 | #171 | 1.0 |
| 1929 | 1,258 | #165 | 1.1 |
| 1928 | 1,370 | #160 | 1.2 |
| 1927 | 1,591 | #149 | 1.3 |
| 1926 | 1,633 | #149 | 1.4 |
| 1925 | 1,890 | #139 | 1.6 |
| 1924 | 1,825 | #144 | 1.5 |
| 1923 | 1,852 | #141 | 1.5 |
| 1922 | 1,991 | #130 | 1.7 |
| 1921 | 2,081 | #127 | 1.7 |
| 1920 | 2,107 | #122 | 1.8 |
| 1919 | 2,083 | #117 | 1.8 |
| 1918 | 2,105 | #115 | 1.8 |
| 1917 | 2,050 | #110 | 1.9 |
| 1916 | 2,057 | #107 | 2.0 |
| 1915 | 2,005 | #101 | 2.0 |
| 1914 | 1,579 | #101 | 2.1 |
| 1913 | 1,395 | #98 | 2.2 |
| 1912 | 1,228 | #100 | 2.2 |
| 1911 | 924 | #99 | 2.2 |
| 1910 | 916 | #97 | 2.3 |
| 1909 | 826 | #96 | 2.4 |
| 1908 | 757 | #100 | 2.3 |
| 1907 | 680 | #102 | 2.1 |
| 1906 | 620 | #102 | 2.1 |
| 1905 | 601 | #106 | 2.1 |
| 1904 | 596 | #104 | 2.2 |
| 1903 | 485 | #117 | 1.9 |
| 1902 | 503 | #116 | 1.9 |
| 1901 | 459 | #114 | 1.9 |
| 1900 | 588 | #112 | 2.0 |
| 1899 | 431 | #115 | 1.8 |
| 1898 | 479 | #113 | 1.9 |
| 1897 | 391 | #126 | 1.7 |
| 1896 | 398 | #120 | 1.7 |
| 1895 | 403 | #118 | 1.7 |
| 1894 | 357 | #124 | 1.6 |
| 1893 | 325 | #131 | 1.5 |
| 1892 | 336 | #128 | 1.6 |
| 1891 | 263 | #137 | 1.4 |
| 1890 | 299 | #131 | 1.6 |
| 1889 | 277 | #131 | 1.6 |
| 1888 | 233 | #142 | 1.3 |
| 1887 | 180 | #143 | 1.2 |
| 1886 | 197 | #136 | 1.4 |
| 1885 | 150 | #152 | 1.1 |
| 1884 | 148 | #143 | 1.1 |
| 1883 | 141 | #138 | 1.3 |
| 1882 | 106 | #156 | 1.0 |
| 1881 | 95 | #150 | 1.0 |
| 1880 | 106 | #141 | 1.2 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Inez a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 69,308 Americans recorded as Inez, 99% are girls and 1% boys. In 2025 it went to 156 girls; SSA lists no boys with it that year (fewer than 5, or none).
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Inez: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Inez, and how old are they?
13,700 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 20% of the 69,308 Americans ever recorded as Inez. The median Inez alive today is 68 years old; half are between 45 and 81.
The 2020 Census counted 16,321 people named Inez (15,859 women and girls, 462 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 17,113 born in the U.S. The Census count is 5% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 3,400 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 4,570 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 2,000 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 1,210 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 997 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,290 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Inez born?
The states with the most babies named Inez are Texas, Georgia and Alabama, with 22% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Alabama is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 4,424 | #1,492 | 1.4× |
| Georgia | 4,013 | not ranked | 2.1× |
| Alabama | 3,346 | not ranked | 2.1× |
| North Carolina | 3,104 | #1,549 | 1.6× |
| California | 2,888 | #862 | 1.1× |
| South Carolina | 2,808 | not ranked | 2.3× |
| New York | 2,561 | #1,913 | 0.5× |
| Mississippi | 2,429 | not ranked | 2.0× |
| Louisiana | 2,399 | not ranked | 1.9× |
| Virginia | 1,781 | not ranked | 1.2× |
Where Inez is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Inez is most over-represented in South Carolina: since 1910 it was given 2.3 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Inez with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Inez
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Inez and names like it
- Compare Inez and IolaBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1920sInez peaked in 1920.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Inez since 1910.
- Spanish namesWiktionary’s origin for Inez: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1920The year the most babies were named Inez.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Inez alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with IMost given first.