UK name, mostly boys
Innes
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Innes is mostly registered for boys in the UK records. People looking for Innes popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3254, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 11 births.
This profile covers 174 England and Wales registrations across 28 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 55% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 1,636 living people in the UK are called Innes. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Innes ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 11 boys were registered as Innes.
- • Innes ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #152 in 2024.
- • About 1,636 living people in the UK are estimated to have Innes as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 87.9% of Innes registrations are for boys.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3254
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2011
11 births
Estimated living
1,636
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Innes
In England and Wales birth records, Innes has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 87.9% of registrations are for boys and 12.1% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Innes registered for boys
- Ranked #3,254 in 2024
- 6 boys registered in 2024
- Peak: 2011 (11 births)
Innes registered for girls
- Ranked #5,707 in 2010
- 3 girls registered in 2010
- Peak: 2006 (6 births)
Popularity
Innes over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Innes in England and Wales, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Innes, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Innes by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Innes was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2794 | 37 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2939 | 66 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2644 | 53 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1979 | 18 | 3 |
Geography
Where Innes is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Innes. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Innes ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #152 in 2024.
Across the UK
Innes in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#152 in 2024
50 years of NRS records, 1,478 total registered
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FAQ
Innes: questions and answers
How popular is the name Innes in the UK right now?
In 2024, Innes was ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Innes most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 11 babies registered as Innes in England and Wales.
How many people are called Innes in the UK?
A total of 174 babies have been registered as Innes across the 28 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 1,478 more in Scotland.
Where is Innes most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Innes ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #152 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.