Inez is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “pure.” In 2024 it was given to 158 girls in the United States.
Inez belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “pure” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Greek.
In the United States, Inez first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #96 in 1909, and in 2024 158 babies received the name — 68,196 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Inez means “pure” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Inez is a girl name. In 2024, 158 babies received the name in the US.
Inez comes from the Spanish, Portuguese, French and Greek tradition. It is also spelled Greek.
Inez first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #96 in 1909, and 158 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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