Names › Girl › Y › Ynez
Girl name

Ynez

/iˈnɛz/ · 98% girls · 19 born in 2025

Ynez has been given to about 236 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/iˈnɛz/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 196
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ynez per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 19
  • Born in 202519
  • All time236

How popular is Ynez?

Its best year was 2025, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 6314th. The typical living American called Ynez is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Ynez

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Inez0.88
  2. Ines0.72
  3. Yael0.45

Middle names for Ynez

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

Sibling names for Ynez

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.83
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.82
  3. Alarasister · 0.82
  4. Jasielbrother · 0.81
  5. Romysister · 0.80
  6. Kiyomisister · 0.80

Where Ynez is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

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

Ynez 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.