Ines
Ines is a female given name: 97% of people named Ines are women, and it is recorded as female in 17 of the 18 countries covered.
Ines · Inès · Inés · Inês
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 3% male / 97% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also spelled
- Inès, Inés, Inês
- US births since 1880
- 399 male / 5,605 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ines
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ines," in English, "Guten Tag Ines," in German. Ines is a female given name: about 97% of people named Ines are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ines,
German
Guten Tag Ines,
French
Bonjour Ines,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ines:
Chinese
Ines您好：
Japanese
Ines様
English
Hi Ines,
German
Hi Ines,
French
Salut Ines,
Spanish
Hola Ines,
Chinese
Ines你好：
Japanese
Inesさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 7% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 18 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
399 male · 5,605 female · 6,004 births recorded
Since 1980: 5% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ines a male or female name?
Ines is a female given name: 97% of people named Ines are women, and it is recorded as female in 17 of the 18 countries covered.
How do I address Ines in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ines," in English, "Guten Tag Ines," in German. Ines is a female given name: about 97% of people named Ines are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Ines a unisex name?
Ines is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Ines are men. Ines leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Ines a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ines (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ines,
title = {Is Ines a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ines},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}