Entry № 1124 · Spanish, Greek origin

Ines Ines — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender

Girl

Origin

Spanish, Greek

Meaning

"Pure, holy"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Spanish/Portuguese)

The meaning

A name that means "pure, holy".

Ines (Inés in Spanish, Inês in Portuguese) is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Agnes — from the Greek hagnē (ἁγνή), meaning "pure" or "holy." Saint Agnes of Rome was an early Christian martyr.

Ines is one of the most popular girl's names across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world. The medieval Inês de Castro (1320-1355), the Portuguese queen consort posthumously crowned, is one of the most famous bearers — her story has inspired plays, operas, and poems for seven centuries.

Pure. The Spanish form of Agnes with Inês de Castro behind it.

Popularity

Where Ines stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Ines · last year

287 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Iness before her.

Real people

Inês de Castro

Portuguese queen, posthumously crowned 1361.

c. 1320 – 1355

Inez Milholland

American suffragist.

1886 – 1916

In fiction

Inês

Heroine of Portuguese tragic literary tradition.

Medieval onward

Names connected to Ines.

Numerology

The number behind Ines.

The Communicator

Ines reduces to three — the number of pure brightness.

Parents on Ines

Why families chose this name.

"My grandmother is Inês. The Portuguese form. We kept the accent."

Maria · Mother of one · Lisbon