Inez
About Inez
Also spelled Ines, this name of the prudish mother of Don Juan in the Byron poem has a touch of mystery, but has also been fully integrated into the American name pool.
Inez Milholland and Inez Hayes Irwin were both important figures in the American suffragist movement. And Inez was the name of the character played by Rachel McAdams in Midnight in Paris.
Other spellings variations of Inez: Ines, Ynes and Ynez. A Russian version is Inessa.
Pronounced ih-NEZ.
As of October 2026, Inez ranked #1400 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #96 in 1909, Nameberry popularity #691.
Editor's take: The name Inez is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning "pure, virginal".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,824 | 61 | 34.1 |
| 2015 | #2,823 | 62 | 34.7 |
| 2016 | #2,214 | 87 | 49.1 |
| 2017 | #2,274 | 82 | 47.5 |
| 2018 | #2,347 | 78 | 45.9 |
| 2019 | #2,410 | 74 | 44.1 |
| 2020 | #2,056 | 90 | 55.7 |
| 2021 | #1,590 | 132 | 80.4 |
| 2022 | #1,981 | 99 | 60.4 |
| 2023 | #1,639 | 127 | 79.1 |
| 2024 | #1,407 | 158 | 97.5 |
| 2025 | #1,400 | 156 | 97.1 |
World rankings
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Inez on lists
Famous Inezs
- Inez Milholland Boissevain
American suffragist
- Inez Moore Tenenbaum
American lawyer; 9th Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Inez Scott Ryberg
American archaeologist
- (Amanda) Inez Knight Allen
American politician and Mormon leader
- Inez van Lamsweerde
Dutch fashion photographer
- Inez Hayes Irwin
American feminist author
- Inez Andrews
American gospel singer
- (Tina) Inez Gavilanes
Danish singer
- Inez Clough
American actress
- Inez Courtney
American actress
- Inez Foxx
American R&B singer
- Inez Palange
Italian,American actress
- Inez Reynolds (b. 2016)
daughter of actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Inez in pop culture
- Inez
character in film "Midnight in Paris"
- Little Inez Stubbs
character in the musical "Hairspray"
- Inez
character in book/film 'The Help'
- Inez
character on animated series "Cyberchase"
- Inez Branko
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Inez Wong
Amy's mother in animated sitcom "Futurama"