Given name & surname
Ines
“one who is pure; chaste”·“from the island”
Ines is a form of Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.” Ines is a variant of Innis. One Scottish interpretation is “from the island.”
Original SpanishInés
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Ines carries the interpretation “one who is pure; chaste.” Ines is a form of Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.” Ines is a variant of Innis. One Scottish interpretation is “from the island.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Ines is used as a form of Agnes.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ines through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,150
- 399 boys · 6,751 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 213 babies
- 2025
- 213
- #1,111 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +40%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 213 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,111 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (41). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,281 as a first name in 2020; 1,145 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ines’s family of names
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Ines developed from the French form Agnès. Ines is a form of Agnes. In Swedish usage, Ines has an alternative spelling in Inez.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ines has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
Spanishwhere Ines comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ines
- Isa MirandaItalian actress (1905-1982)
- Ines DiersEast German swimmerborn 1963
- Ines GeisslerEast German swimmerborn 1963
- Ines Pellegriniactress (born 1954)
- Princess Ines, Duchess of Västerbottendaughter of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Swedenborn 2025
- Ines MüllerGerman shot putterborn 1959
- Ines Abdel-DayemEgyptian musician and politicianborn 1960
- Ines VercesiItalian gymnast1916–1997
- Enas Al-GhoulPalestinian agricultural engineerborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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