Agnes

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Agnes is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Ἁγνή Hagnḗ, meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. This was Latinized Hagnes, and passed to Italian as Agnese, to French as Agnès, to Agnes in English and other Germanic languages, to Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish as Inés.

From Wikipedia

Agnes first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 5,291 babies (rank #47 that year). In 2024 it was given to 233 girls (rank #1,063). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Agnes

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Agnes yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

159,735

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

5,291

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Brontë Novels: Agnes Grey — Anne's quietly observed governess
In Charles Dickens: Agnes Wickfield — David's steadfast love

Famous people named Agnes

Agnès Sorelart model · b. 1422
Agnès Jaouifilm actor · b. 1964
Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundypolitician · b. 1260

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	473	#54
1881	424	#61
1882	565	#54
1883	623	#52
1884	703	#53
1885	695	#54
1886	779	#52
1887	896	#46
1888	1,046	#48
1889	1,033	#50
1890	1,095	#50
1891	1,125	#47
1892	1,328	#43
1893	1,393	#38
1894	1,470	#38
1895	1,466	#40
1896	1,654	#38
1897	1,579	#40
1898	1,708	#40
1899	1,611	#37
1900	1,914	#41
1901	1,525	#39
1902	1,676	#40
1903	1,616	#39
1904	1,672	#42
1905	1,718	#43
1906	1,758	#41
1907	1,829	#46
1908	1,934	#45
1909	1,974	#42
1910	2,163	#41
1911	2,315	#39
1912	2,945	#40
1913	3,206	#41
1914	3,721	#44
1915	4,795	#45
1916	4,852	#50
1917	5,066	#48
1918	5,291	#47
1919	4,901	#50
1920	4,907	#54
1921	4,798	#56
1922	4,480	#62
1923	4,222	#63
1924	4,240	#63
1925	3,911	#69
1926	3,533	#77
1927	3,338	#81
1928	3,023	#85
1929	2,770	#94
1930	2,510	#102
1931	2,303	#103
1932	2,117	#115
1933	1,876	#118
1934	1,932	#120
1935	1,589	#138
1936	1,592	#139
1937	1,421	#153
1938	1,393	#157
1939	1,299	#162
1940	1,190	#170
1941	1,093	#179
1942	1,132	#187
1943	1,054	#200
1944	961	#206
1945	824	#230
1946	868	#243
1947	839	#264
1948	835	#268
1949	722	#288
1950	748	#286
1951	655	#307
1952	627	#325
1953	640	#326
1954	524	#378
1955	563	#369
1956	508	#402
1957	494	#419
1958	419	#462
1959	424	#468
1960	428	#472
1961	396	#490
1962	354	#521
1963	321	#541
1964	278	#595
1965	258	#602
1966	203	#685
1967	193	#702
1968	155	#813
1969	129	#936
1970	120	#1,025
1971	132	#966
1972	121	#988
1973	94	#1,160
1974	94	#1,186
1975	87	#1,279
1976	66	#1,535
1977	63	#1,661
1978	65	#1,633
1979	72	#1,592
1980	77	#1,529
1981	91	#1,362
1982	69	#1,653
1983	82	#1,423
1984	63	#1,727
1985	67	#1,710
1986	69	#1,691
1987	70	#1,719
1988	77	#1,671
1989	79	#1,717
1990	76	#1,862
1991	67	#2,034
1992	69	#1,988
1993	55	#2,324
1994	59	#2,232
1995	61	#2,190
1996	64	#2,125
1997	48	#2,621
1998	64	#2,221
1999	63	#2,343
2000	68	#2,279
2001	60	#2,540
2002	54	#2,780
2003	62	#2,579
2004	57	#2,809
2005	59	#2,788
2006	68	#2,632
2007	65	#2,787
2008	61	#2,888
2009	81	#2,375
2010	67	#2,672
2011	97	#2,019
2012	123	#1,700
2013	124	#1,689
2014	191	#1,260
2015	191	#1,275
2016	233	#1,103
2017	199	#1,208
2018	198	#1,199
2019	215	#1,124
2020	182	#1,247
2021	215	#1,141
2022	228	#1,093
2023	229	#1,079
2024	233	#1,063