Agnes

Agnes

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 140 babies (rank #334 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1,010

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

140

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	8	#1,918
1997	25	#876
1998	21	#998
1999	20	#1,018
2000	26	#853
2001	21	#992
2002	22	#999
2003	20	#1,133
2004	32	#840
2005	21	#1,166
2006	33	#890
2007	34	#899
2008	39	#845
2009	66	#576
2010	48	#758
2011	67	#604
2012	73	#580
2013	64	#639
2014	97	#448
2015	140	#334
2016	133	#361

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,918

1997

#876

1998

#998

1999

#1,018

2000

#853

2001

#992

2002

#999

2003

#1,133

2004

#840

2005

#1,166

2006

#890

2007

#899

2008

#845

2009

#576

2010

#758

2011

#604

2012

#580

2013

#639

2014

#448

2015

140

#334

2016

133

#361

Meaning

Numerology of Agnes

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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