How Many People Are Named Inez?
people named Inez are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 24,245 people in the US has this name
Based on 69,308 babies named Inez in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,131 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
English form of INÉS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Inez, 97.4% were girls and 2.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Inez alive today is about 61 years old, and 62% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 45 and 81 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Inez first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 2,131 babies. In 2025, 156 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Inez never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #96, in 1909, and it was in the top 100 for 6 years, 1908 to 1913. In 2025 it ranked #1,400.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,400 |
| Best rank | #96 (1909) |
| Years in the top 100 | 6 (1908 to 1913) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #147 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Inez alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Inez were born in California than in any other state: about 1,797 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Inez was given 2.7 times as often in South Carolina, 2.4 times in Florida and 2.4 times in Georgia.
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