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Innes

/ˈɪnəs/ · 87% boys · 10 born in 2025

Innes has been registered 208 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales208
Born in 202510

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Innes per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 12
  • Born in 202510
  • All time208
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Innes?

Innes was given to 10 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2007, with 12 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Innes

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Miles0.66
  2. Giles0.66
  3. Niles0.66
  4. Jones0.62
  5. Myles0.58
  6. Andres0.55
  7. Moises0.54
  8. Ulises0.54

Middle names for Innes

Ranked by flow score
  1. Innes Paul0.77
  2. Innes John0.77
  3. Innes Blake0.76
  4. Innes Wade0.76
  5. Innes Ross0.76
  6. Innes Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Innes

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Yasirbrother · 0.86
  2. Zaynasister · 0.86
  3. Kianasister · 0.86
  4. Leenasister · 0.86
  5. Cyrusbrother · 0.86
  6. Tiagobrother · 0.86

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year2007 · 12
  3. Years recorded29 of 30
  4. All time208

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Innes Anderson0.77
  2. Innes White0.72
  3. Innes Nguyen0.72
  4. Innes Moore0.72
  5. Innes Hill0.72
  6. Innes Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Innes

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.