Inessa comes from the Greek / Russian tradition, meaning Pure, holy, chaste.
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How popular is Inessa?
2005peak year
The name Inessa reached its peak in 2005, with 36 registrations (ranked #3979). It had only entered records 17 years earlier, in 1988. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5958) today, averaging about 22 new babies per year. Inessa's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 643 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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