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Girl name#1,786 of girl names

Ines

Pronounced IH1 N IH0 S (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2024
  • 142 years in use
  • 1 spelling
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How popular is Ines?

Ines is a girls' name, and first appears in 1883. It has been given to 6,995 children — the 1,786th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 51% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 180 children were given it.

Innis is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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2024Girls: 180Boys: 0

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Ines and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Innis

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
IH1 N IH0 S · IH2 N EH1 S
Stress pattern:
10 · 21
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Ines

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Ines

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Ines?
Ines ranks 1,786th among girls' names in US records, with 6,995 births since 1883. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,218.
Is Ines a unisex name?
No. Ines is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ines most popular?
2024, when 180 children were given the name. It has been in use for 142 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Ines spelled?
Innis. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.