Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Ines

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #1,111 Trend ↑ Rising 54%

Ines, and variants, is a feminine given name related to Agnes.

Rank 2025
#1,111
among girls · ↑171 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
213
named Ines · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,546
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
213 babies
All-time total
7,150
#2,115 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Ines popularity over time

7,150 babies have been named Ines since 1883, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 18 – 18 2 – #976
1890s 104 – 104 10 +478% #765
1900s 186 – 186 19 +79% #752
1910s 605 32 637 64 +242% #715
1920s 761 74 835 84 +31% #732
1930s 410 44 454 45 -46% #842
1940s 217 49 266 27 -41% #1,658
1950s 255 29 284 28 +7% #1,894
1960s 379 22 401 40 +41% #1,576
1970s 359 36 395 40 -1% #1,782
1980s 335 23 358 36 -9% #2,441
1990s 522 43 565 57 +58% #2,259
2000s 761 47 808 81 +43% #2,113
2010s 949 – 949 95 +17% #1,666
2020s (to 2025) 890 – 890 148 +56% #1,111

Where Ines is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 228 0.14 outside top 500
2027 241 0.15 outside top 500
2028 253 0.16 outside top 500
2029 264 0.16 outside top 500
2030 274 0.17 outside top 500

Where Ines is most popular

Girls named Ines per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.096 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ines born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 85 0.215 +124%
California 164 0.195 +103%
Texas 123 0.153 +59%
Massachusetts 18 0.149 +55%
Washington 20 0.138 +44%
Florida 55 0.129 +34%
Illinois 27 0.118 +23%
Arizona 15 0.107 +11%
Colorado 5 0.045 -53%
Virginia 6 0.035 -63%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -71%
Michigan 5 0.027 -71%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ines

Ines is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,111 in 2025 with 213 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 7,150 American babies have been named Ines, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 213 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ines stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ines?

The median living Ines is about 22 years old; half are between 8 and 48. An estimated 4,800 people named Ines are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ines year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 213 #1,111 – –
2024 181 #1,282 – –
2023 135 #1,571 – –
2022 111 #1,832 – –
2021 138 #1,529 – –
2020 112 #1,773 – –
2019 120 #1,734 – –
2018 126 #1,666 – –
2017 115 #1,808 – –
2016 83 #2,291 – –
2015 98 #2,019 – –
2014 83 #2,258 – –
2013 97 #2,007 – –
2012 90 #2,121 – –
2011 66 #2,674 – –
2010 71 #2,569 – –
2009 79 #2,434 6 #11,523
2008 78 #2,451 – –
2007 77 #2,440 5 #13,085
2006 86 #2,235 5 #12,757
2005 81 #2,245 5 #12,112
2004 73 #2,352 7 #9,301
2003 76 #2,249 7 #9,029
2002 74 #2,235 6 #9,846
2001 60 #2,546 – –
2000 77 #2,113 6 #9,549
1995 59 #2,259 7 #7,296
1990 54 #2,328 8 #6,058
1985 27 #3,272 7 #5,387
1980 34 #2,712 9 #4,282
1975 36 #2,291 – –
1970 33 #2,324 6 #4,456
1965 37 #1,896 5 #4,155
1960 37 #1,863 – –
1955 32 #1,894 – –
1950 21 #2,151 – –
1945 24 #1,715 7 #2,860
1940 23 #1,658 6 #3,282
1935 26 #1,467 – –
1930 72 #842 6 #3,790
1925 81 #830 8 #3,265
1920 66 #898 – –
1915 71 #782 – –
1910 24 #883 – –
1905 21 #811 – –
1900 24 #752 – –
1895 7 #1,356 – –
1890 10 #899 – –
1885 6 #979 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ines

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ines Diers East German swimmer b. 1963 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ines, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ines?

The median living Ines is about 22 years old. Half of all living Iness are between 8 and 48 years old.

How many people named Ines are alive today?

An estimated 4,800 people named Ines are alive in the United States, based on 7,150 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ines mean?

Ines, and variants, is a feminine given name related to Agnes.

How popular is the name Ines in 2025?

Ines ranked #1,111 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 213 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ines?

7,150 babies have been named Ines in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ines most popular?

Ines peaked in 2025, when 213 newborns received the name.

Is Ines a boy or girl name?

Ines is used for both: about 94% of babies named Ines have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Ines rising or falling?

Ines is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ines become more popular?

Ines is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 274 girls named Ines in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ines?

Well-known people named Ines include Ines Diers (swimmer).

Names like Ines

Names that sound and feel close to Ines: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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