How Many People Are Named Inessa?
An estimated 634 people in the United States have the first name Inessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Inessa peaked in popularity in 2005 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Inessa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Inessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
634
About 1 in 540,622 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2005
36 births
Total Registered
643
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Inessa
Inessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 643 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Inessa as a female name
Ranked #4,225 in 2024
34 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (36 births)
Inessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Inessa span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 229 babies were registered. While Inessa is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Inessa by Decade
How has Inessa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Inessa by State
Inessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Inessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Inessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Inessa?
We estimate approximately 634 people named Inessa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 540,622 Americans share this first name.
Is Inessa a common name?
Inessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 643 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Inessa most popular?
Inessa reached peak popularity in 2005, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Inessa is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Inessa a female name?
Inessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Inessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Inessa Smith, Inessa Johnson, Inessa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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