Ines is a distinctive choice, ranked #583 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ines in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#583
About the Name Ines
Ines is steadily gaining in popularity, up 26 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #449 in 2021, and it currently sits at #583. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ines is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ines
Unlikely. With around 67 UK babies named Ines per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ines in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ines is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 26 places over the last five years to #583 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ines is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ines include: Ines Schwerdtner — Ines Schwerdtner is a German journalist and politician.; Ines Geipel — Ines Geipel is a German academic and former athlete.; Ines Rau — Ines-Loan Rau is a French actress, model, and writer..
Ines does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Iness in the wild.
67
UK babies named Ines (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 26 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ines
Likely around 1 other Ines in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ines
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ines Fujin was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He participated in 8 races in 1989 and 1990, participating in G1 races as a two-year-old colt, and climbing from G1 races as a three-year-old colt, placing first in 4 of them.
Ines Geipel is a German academic and former athlete. She is professor of German versification at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts (Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch) in Berlin.
Ines Cassettari was an Italian emigrant to America whose autobiography became famous. She was born in 1866 or 1867 in Lombardy, Italy, and abandoned at birth, and lived in an orphanage and then a foster home.
Ines-Loan Rau is a French actress, model, and writer. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for November 2017 and the first openly transgender Playmate.