Inez
- #1,396 for girls in 2025, 156 births
- Last seen for boys in 2021 at #12,146
- Given to girls 98.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1909 · 826 births
- Debut · girls
- 106 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 68,353since 1880
Inez over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,396 | 156 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,414 | 158 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,636 | 127 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,974 | 99 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,584 | 132 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #2,050 | 90 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,400 | 74 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,334 | 78 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,268 | 82 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #2,206 | 87 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,810 | 62 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #2,809 | 61 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #2,439 | 74 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,597 | 69 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,051 | 55 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,470 | 46 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,088 | 55 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,923 | 60 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,858 | 63 | #10,921 | 6 |
| 2006 | #3,224 | 51 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,969 | 54 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #2,808 | 57 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,610 | 61 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,331 | 69 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #2,171 | 75 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,236 | 70 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,222 | 67 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #2,048 | 72 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,200 | 62 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,151 | 63 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,367 | 55 | #5,928 | 9 |
| 1994 | #2,353 | 55 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,985 | 70 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,386 | 54 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #1,832 | 77 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #1,701 | 86 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,873 | 70 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #1,822 | 68 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #1,812 | 64 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #1,736 | 67 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #1,493 | 82 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #1,414 | 82 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,434 | 81 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #1,230 | 107 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #1,340 | 93 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #1,141 | 119 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #1,226 | 106 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #1,104 | 118 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #1,052 | 125 | — | |
| 1976 | #956 | 133 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #1,094 | 107 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #1,094 | 106 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #1,151 | 95 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #1,084 | 105 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #903 | 146 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #929 | 138 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #912 | 135 | — | |
| 1968 | #887 | 134 | #2,445 | 12 |
| 1967 | #833 | 145 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #710 | 191 | — | |
| 1965 | #761 | 169 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #738 | 198 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #695 | 212 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #711 | 211 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #685 | 230 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #660 | 236 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #647 | 239 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #612 | 264 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #548 | 306 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #556 | 284 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #523 | 310 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #513 | 301 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #480 | 321 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #462 | 334 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #428 | 382 | #2,135 | 13 |
| 1950 | #429 | 352 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #393 | 407 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #396 | 401 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | #373 | 461 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #359 | 447 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #342 | 398 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #311 | 470 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #320 | 476 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #285 | 574 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #280 | 528 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1940 | #262 | 566 | #2,081 | 12 |
| 1939 | #254 | 605 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #253 | 623 | #1,364 | 24 |
| 1937 | #222 | 744 | #2,332 | 10 |
| 1936 | #220 | 744 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #212 | 804 | #1,453 | 22 |
| 1934 | #202 | 881 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | #194 | 890 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | #185 | 988 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | #166 | 1,111 | #1,693 | 18 |
| 1930 | #171 | 1,173 | #1,821 | 17 |
| 1929 | #165 | 1,258 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1928 | #160 | 1,370 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #149 | 1,591 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #149 | 1,633 | #1,605 | 22 |
| 1925 | #139 | 1,890 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #144 | 1,825 | #1,380 | 29 |
| 1923 | #141 | 1,852 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1922 | #130 | 1,991 | #1,333 | 30 |
| 1921 | #126 | 2,081 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1920 | #122 | 2,107 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1919 | #117 | 2,083 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | #115 | 2,105 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #110 | 2,050 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #107 | 2,057 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #101 | 2,005 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #101 | 1,579 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #98 | 1,395 | #1,441 | 14 |
| 1912 | #100 | 1,228 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #99 | 924 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #97 | 916 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #96 | 826 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #100 | 757 | — | |
| 1907 | #102 | 680 | — | |
| 1906 | #102 | 620 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #106 | 601 | — | |
| 1904 | #104 | 596 | — | |
| 1903 | #117 | 485 | — | |
| 1902 | #116 | 503 | — | |
| 1901 | #114 | 459 | — | |
| 1900 | #112 | 588 | — | |
| 1899 | #113 | 431 | — | |
| 1898 | #112 | 479 | — | |
| 1897 | #126 | 391 | — | |
| 1896 | #120 | 398 | — | |
| 1895 | #118 | 403 | — | |
| 1894 | #124 | 357 | — | |
| 1893 | #131 | 325 | — | |
| 1892 | #128 | 336 | — | |
| 1891 | #137 | 263 | — | |
| 1890 | #130 | 299 | — | |
| 1889 | #131 | 277 | — | |
| 1888 | #142 | 233 | — | |
| 1887 | #143 | 180 | — | |
| 1886 | #136 | 197 | — | |
| 1885 | #152 | 150 | — | |
| 1884 | #141 | 148 | — | |
| 1883 | #137 | 141 | — | |
| 1882 | #156 | 106 | — | |
| 1881 | #150 | 95 | — | |
| 1880 | #141 | 106 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Inez was already there! It came in at #141, and was given to 106 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2002–2012, when fewer than 70 girls a year got the name.
Where Inez is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Arizona#632 · 1 in 2,822
- California#855 · 1 in 4,757
- Washington#1,046 · 1 in 5,772
- Pennsylvania#1,108 · 1 in 6,670
- North Carolina#1,437 · 1 in 9,297
Best ever in a state: #35 in Florida, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #632 | 10 | 1 in 2,822 |
| California | #855 | 34 | 1 in 4,757 |
| Washington | #1,046 | 5 | 1 in 5,772 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,108 | 7 | 1 in 6,670 |
| North Carolina | #1,437 | 5 | 1 in 9,297 |
| Texas | #1,460 | 16 | 1 in 10,034 |
| Florida | #1,685 | 7 | 1 in 12,395 |
| New York | #1,830 | 6 | 1 in 13,055 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Inez
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 654 spots since 2020 (#2,050 → #1,396)
- Biggest jump: 138 spots in 1976
- Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1972
Rise & fade · girls
29 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1909 at #96 (826 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 36 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1908–1913
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1880–1971
Share of babies · girls
1 in 420
- Highest: 1 in 420 girls born in 1909 were named Inez (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,303 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 25.7% of all girls named Inez (17,598) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,633 | #131 (1889) | #143 |
| 1890s | 3,682 | #112 (1898) | #124 |
| 1900s | 6,115 | #96 (1909) | #107 |
| 1910s | 16,342 | #97 (1910) | #105 |
| 1920s | 17,598 | #122 (1920) | #143 |
| 1930s | 8,563 | #166 (1931) | #208 |
| 1940s | 4,728 | #262 (1940) | #332 |
| 1950s | 3,093 | #428 (1951) | #520 |
| 1960s | 1,861 | #660 (1960) | #759 |
| 1970s | 1,179 | #903 (1971) | #1,059 |
| 1980s | 833 | #1,141 (1980) | #1,530 |
| 1990s | 661 | #1,701 (1990) | #2,125 |
| 2000s | 615 | #2,171 (2001) | #2,722 |
| 2010s | 688 | #2,206 (2016) | #2,638 |
| 2020s | 762 | #1,396 (2025) | #1,676 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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