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Girl name

Inez

/ɪˈnɛz/ · 99% girls · 156 born in 2025

Inez has been given to about 69,308 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ɪˈnɛz/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 19,462
Median age today78 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Inez per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 2,131
  • Born in 2025156
  • All time69,308
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Inez?

Its best year was 1920, when 2,131 babies were given the name, ranking 122nd. The typical living American called Inez is about 78 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Inez

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ines0.85
  2. Ivey0.53
  3. Ione0.47
  4. Ina0.45
  5. Itzel0.45
  6. Inga0.45

Middle names for Inez

Ranked by flow score
  1. Inez Anne0.81
  2. Inez Catherine0.78
  3. Inez Josephine0.78
  4. Inez Rose0.77
  5. Inez Marie0.77
  6. Inez Grace0.77

Sibling names for Inez

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Opalsister · 0.98
  2. Florasister · 0.98
  3. Estellesister · 0.98
  4. Cleoeither · 0.96
  5. Sambrother · 0.92
  6. Hughbrother · 0.91

Where Inez is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.02%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Washington0.01%
  4. Pennsylvania0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Inez Anderson0.77
  2. Inez White0.72
  3. Inez Nguyen0.72
  4. Inez Moore0.72
  5. Inez Hill0.72
  6. Inez Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Inez

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Inez across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.