Inez
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Inez is also given to boys.
Pronounced ih-NEZ.
As of October 2026, Inez ranked #1400 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #96 in 1909, Nameberry popularity #412.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,824 | 61 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,823 | 62 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,214 | 87 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,274 | 82 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,347 | 78 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,410 | 74 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,056 | 90 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,590 | 132 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,981 | 99 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,639 | 127 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,407 | 158 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,400 | 156 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Inez for girls
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Inez on lists
Famous Inezs
- Inez Milholland BoissevainGirl
American suffragist
- Inez Moore TenenbaumGirl
American lawyer; 9th Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Inez Scott RybergGirl
American archaeologist
- (Amanda) Inez Knight AllenGirl
American politician and Mormon leader
- Inez van LamsweerdeGirl
Dutch fashion photographer
- Inez Hayes IrwinGirl
American feminist author
- Inez AndrewsGirl
American gospel singer
- (Tina) Inez GavilanesGirl
Danish singer
- Inez CloughGirl
American actress
- Inez CourtneyGirl
American actress
- Inez FoxxGirl
American R&B singer
- Inez PalangeGirl
Italian,American actress
- Inez Reynolds (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Inez in pop culture
- InezGirl
character in film "Midnight in Paris"
- Little Inez StubbsGirl
character in the musical "Hairspray"
- InezGirl
character in book/film 'The Help'
- InezGirl
character on animated series "Cyberchase"
- Inez BrankoGirl
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Inez WongGirl
Amy's mother in animated sitcom "Futurama"