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Inez

Inez: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“pure, holy”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
ee-NEZ · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Spanish and Portuguese form of Agnes, from Greek hagnos 'pure, holy'. Also used in English, especially in earlier generations.

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How popular is Inez?

202448.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Inez in 2024158

2024 rank#1,405 girls

Peak year1909

Total US babies since 188069,151

Inez is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Inez

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Agnespure, chaste · Greek
  • Inespure, chaste · Spanish
  • Jadestone of the side · Spanish
  • Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
  • Catalinapure · Spanish
  • Amayamother city · Spanish
  • Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
  • Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish

Inez questions

What does the name Inez mean?

Inez means "pure, holy". It comes from Spanish. Spanish and Portuguese form of Agnes, from Greek hagnos 'pure, holy'. Also used in English, especially in earlier generations.

Is Inez a boy or girl name?

Inez is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Inez?

158 US babies were named Inez in 2024. Its peak year was 1909.

How do you pronounce Inez?

Inez is usually pronounced ee-NEZ.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.