Girls' name · since 1880
Inez
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 68,353 babies named Inez, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 68,353
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Inez is the #1396 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 68,353 recorded since 1880.
Inez has 68,353 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1396 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,396 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 68,353 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inez ranks #486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,396 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 68,353 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 68,353
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Inez's 68,353 recorded births place it above 99.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Inez compares
68,353 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Inez's all-time total is 182x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Inez | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68,353 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,107 | 21 | 19,840 |
Inez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Inez's full recorded timeline at 1953, 13% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 87% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 46 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 2,107 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Inez popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 2,107
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Inez popularity over time - boys
955 total births recorded since 1906 (Inez as boys' name)
Inez by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17,598 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Inez's strongest decade.
17,598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Inez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,633
1880s
1,633 births
- 1890s 3,682
1890s
3,682 births
- 1900s 6,115
1900s
6,115 births
- 1910s
1910s
16,342 births
- 1920s
1920s
17,598 births
- 1930s
1930s
8,563 births
- 1940s 4,728
1940s
4,728 births
- 1950s 3,093
1950s
3,093 births
- 1960s 1,861
1960s
1,861 births
- 1970s 1,179
1970s
1,179 births
- 1980s 833
1980s
833 births
- 1990s 661
1990s
661 births
- 2000s 615
2000s
615 births
- 2010s 688
2010s
688 births
- 2020s 762
2020s
762 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17,598 births (26% of all-time use).
How Inez compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Inez's total volume
Inez by state
Where Inez concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,111 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 4,013 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 3,346 | 4.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 3,104 | 4.5% |
| #5 | California | | 2,883 | 4.2% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 2,808 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 2,561 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 2,429 | 3.6% |
4,111 of 68,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Inez appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Inez's data
- Inez's decade-level peak was the 1920s (17,598 total births); usage has since declined to 762 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Inezs (4,111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Inez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Inez 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.