Ines
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Ines
This form of Agnes, Ines has always been popular since the true story of the thwarted lovers Queen Ines of Castro and King Peter of Portugal. This has to be one of the most heartbreaking and bloody true romances in history!
Prince Peter fell in love with the beautiful and lovely Ines, but their relationship was forbidden by his father King Afonso. Peter (who had been married) became a widow and planned to marry Ines, but this too was disallowed. When Peter followed her into exile, Afonso ordered Ines to be murdered in front of her own child. Distraught, Peter hunted her murderers down and ripped the hearts out of their bodies, claiming they did not have any hearts. When he later came to the throne, Peter made Ines his queen, exhumed her body and made the court vow allegiance to her.
In 2025, this historically royal name became new once again as Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden chose it for their Princess Ines. In the US, Ines achieved new prominence after actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds named their second daughter Inez -- which is the Spanish spelling.
Ines is also given to boys.
Pronounced ee-NES; ih-NEZ.
As of October 2026, Ines ranked #1111 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #715 in 1916, Nameberry popularity #408.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,278 | 82 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,019 | 98 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,291 | 83 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,806 | 115 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,666 | 126 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,733 | 120 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,773 | 112 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,527 | 138 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,832 | 111 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,570 | 135 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,282 | 180 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,111 | 213 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Ines on lists
Famous Iness
- Ines de CastroGirl
posthumous Queen consort of Peter I of Portugal
- Inés María MendozaGirl
1st First Lady of Puerto Rico; wife of Governor Luis Muñoz
- Ines SastreGirl
Spanish model & actress
- Inés SuárezGirl
Spanish female conquistador
- Ines De La FressangeGirl
French model and fashion designer
- Ines TorelliGirl
Swiss comedienne
- Ines PapertGirl
German mountain climber
- Inese GalanteGirl
Latvian operatic soprano
- Inés AyalaGirl
Spanish MEP
- Inés Ferrer SuárezGirl
Spanish tennis player
- Ines PutriGirl
Miss Indonesia 2012
- Inés EfronGirl
Argentine actress
- Ines PellegriniGirl
Eritrean,Italian actress
- Inés PalomboGirl
Argentine actress
- Inés GaviriaGirl
Colombian singer
- (María) Inés RiveroGirl
Argentine model
- EdaGirl
Ines Etti, Estonian pop singer
- María Inés GuerraGirl
Mexican TV host and singer
- Juana Ines de la CruzGirl
Mexican writer
- Ines Granger (b. 2002)Girl
daughter of Australian chef Bill Granger
- Ines Sophia Niarchos (b. 1995)Girl
daughter of Daphne Guinness and Spyros Niarchos
- Inès Philippine Alexia Krusbæk (b. 2011)Girl
great,great,great,granddaughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg
- Ines Cudna (b. 1984) Polish adult modelGirl
colleague of fellow Polish model Ewa Sonnet
- Princess Ines Marie Lilian Silvia of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten (born 2025)Girl
daughter of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland and Princess Sofia of Sweden, Duchess of Värmland
Ines in pop culture
- Ines SerranoGirl
character in Jean,Paul Sartre's "No Exit"
- InesGirl
character in a Byron poem
- InesGirl
Sofia Vergara's character in the movie "Chef" (2014)
- "Ines of My SoulGirl
" novel by Isabel Allende about Ines Suarez
Variations & nicknames
More nicknames
- InezGirl