Agnes
#1,016 for girls in 2025, 246 births · Last seen for boys in 1949 at #3,298
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1899 · 1,611 births
- Debut · girls
- 473 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 50 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 159,517since 1880
Agnes over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,016 | 246 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,061 | 235 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,081 | 229 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,095 | 228 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,138 | 216 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,246 | 182 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,125 | 215 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,199 | 198 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,208 | 199 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,103 | 233 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,275 | 191 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,261 | 191 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,689 | 124 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,698 | 123 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,017 | 97 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,670 | 67 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,375 | 81 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,887 | 61 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,787 | 65 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,631 | 68 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,787 | 59 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,808 | 57 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,577 | 62 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,780 | 54 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,540 | 60 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,277 | 68 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,343 | 63 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,221 | 64 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,622 | 48 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,125 | 64 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,189 | 61 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,232 | 59 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,322 | 55 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,987 | 69 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,034 | 67 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,862 | 76 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,717 | 79 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,686 | 76 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,699 | 71 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,691 | 69 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,710 | 67 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,726 | 63 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,423 | 82 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,653 | 69 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,362 | 91 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,528 | 77 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,592 | 72 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,633 | 65 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,661 | 63 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,535 | 66 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,291 | 86 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,185 | 94 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,160 | 94 | — | |
| 1972 | #988 | 121 | — | |
| 1971 | #966 | 132 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,026 | 120 | — | |
| 1969 | #936 | 129 | — | |
| 1968 | #817 | 154 | — | |
| 1967 | #702 | 193 | — | |
| 1966 | #685 | 203 | — | |
| 1965 | #602 | 258 | — | |
| 1964 | #595 | 278 | — | |
| 1963 | #541 | 321 | — | |
| 1962 | #521 | 354 | — | |
| 1961 | #490 | 396 | — | |
| 1960 | #472 | 428 | — | |
| 1959 | #468 | 424 | — | |
| 1958 | #462 | 419 | — | |
| 1957 | #419 | 494 | — | |
| 1956 | #402 | 508 | — | |
| 1955 | #369 | 563 | — | |
| 1954 | #378 | 524 | — | |
| 1953 | #326 | 640 | — | |
| 1952 | #325 | 627 | — | |
| 1951 | #307 | 655 | — | |
| 1950 | #286 | 748 | — | |
| 1949 | #288 | 722 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #268 | 835 | — | |
| 1947 | #264 | 839 | — | |
| 1946 | #243 | 868 | — | |
| 1945 | #230 | 824 | — | |
| 1944 | #206 | 961 | — | |
| 1943 | #200 | 1,054 | — | |
| 1942 | #187 | 1,132 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #179 | 1,093 | — | |
| 1940 | #170 | 1,190 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #162 | 1,299 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #157 | 1,393 | — | |
| 1937 | #153 | 1,421 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #139 | 1,592 | #1,872 | 14 |
| 1935 | #138 | 1,589 | — | |
| 1934 | #120 | 1,932 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #118 | 1,876 | #1,905 | 14 |
| 1932 | #115 | 2,117 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #103 | 2,303 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #102 | 2,510 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #94 | 2,770 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #85 | 3,023 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #81 | 3,338 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #77 | 3,533 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1925 | #69 | 3,911 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #63 | 4,240 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #63 | 4,222 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #62 | 4,480 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #56 | 4,798 | #1,829 | 19 |
| 1920 | #54 | 4,907 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #50 | 4,901 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #47 | 5,291 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1917 | #48 | 5,066 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #50 | 4,852 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #45 | 4,795 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #44 | 3,721 | #1,687 | 14 |
| 1913 | #41 | 3,206 | #1,580 | 12 |
| 1912 | #40 | 2,945 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #39 | 2,315 | — | |
| 1910 | #41 | 2,163 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #42 | 1,974 | #893 | 11 |
| 1908 | #45 | 1,934 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #46 | 1,829 | #735 | 13 |
| 1906 | #41 | 1,758 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #43 | 1,718 | #741 | 11 |
| 1904 | #42 | 1,672 | — | |
| 1903 | #39 | 1,616 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #40 | 1,676 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #39 | 1,525 | #727 | 9 |
| 1900 | #41 | 1,914 | #968 | 8 |
| 1899 | #37 | 1,611 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #40 | 1,708 | — | |
| 1897 | #40 | 1,579 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #38 | 1,654 | #900 | 7 |
| 1895 | #40 | 1,466 | — | |
| 1894 | #38 | 1,470 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #38 | 1,393 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #43 | 1,328 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #47 | 1,125 | — | |
| 1890 | #50 | 1,095 | — | |
| 1889 | #50 | 1,033 | — | |
| 1888 | #48 | 1,046 | — | |
| 1887 | #46 | 896 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #52 | 779 | — | |
| 1885 | #54 | 695 | — | |
| 1884 | #53 | 703 | — | |
| 1883 | #52 | 623 | — | |
| 1882 | #54 | 565 | — | |
| 1881 | #61 | 424 | — | |
| 1880 | #54 | 473 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Agnes was already there! It came in at #54, and was given to 473 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1991–2008, when fewer than 70 girls a year got the name.
Where Agnes is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#27 · 1 in 88
- North Dakota#41 · 1 in 137
- Maryland#43 · 1 in 185
- Montana#45 · 1 in 164
- Hawaii#51 · 1 in 196
Best ever in a state: #3 in Alaska, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #27 | 17 | 1 in 88 |
| North Dakota | #41 | 46 | 1 in 137 |
| Maryland | #43 | 73 | 1 in 185 |
| Montana | #45 | 23 | 1 in 164 |
| Hawaii | #51 | 18 | 1 in 196 |
| Pennsylvania | #51 | 466 | 1 in 196 |
| District of Columbia | #56 | 18 | 1 in 192 |
| New Jersey | #57 | 135 | 1 in 226 |
| Minnesota | #58 | 94 | 1 in 231 |
| South Dakota | #58 | 30 | 1 in 197 |
| Maine | #59 | 33 | 1 in 197 |
| Massachusetts | #60 | 145 | 1 in 239 |
| New Mexico | #61 | 17 | 1 in 232 |
| Tennessee | #61 | 103 | 1 in 264 |
| Wisconsin | #62 | 105 | 1 in 226 |
| New York | #64 | 388 | 1 in 254 |
| Rhode Island | #67 | 22 | 1 in 247 |
| Connecticut | #72 | 41 | 1 in 297 |
| Nebraska | #76 | 38 | 1 in 298 |
| Louisiana | #77 | 82 | 1 in 291 |
| Alabama | #79 | 104 | 1 in 313 |
| Ohio | #79 | 159 | 1 in 342 |
| North Carolina | #81 | 123 | 1 in 312 |
| Colorado | #82 | 28 | 1 in 296 |
| Michigan | #82 | 128 | 1 in 320 |
| Georgia | #84 | 95 | 1 in 334 |
| Washington | #84 | 30 | 1 in 318 |
| Illinois | #85 | 157 | 1 in 379 |
| New Hampshire | #86 | 11 | 1 in 298 |
| Indiana | #87 | 67 | 1 in 390 |
| Wyoming | #87 | 5 | 1 in 303 |
| West Virginia | #90 | 53 | 1 in 377 |
| Iowa | #93 | 51 | 1 in 390 |
| Vermont | #100 | 7 | 1 in 357 |
| Florida | #104 | 42 | 1 in 399 |
| South Carolina | #104 | 55 | 1 in 399 |
| Virginia | #106 | 63 | 1 in 413 |
| Missouri | #108 | 72 | 1 in 420 |
| Kentucky | #109 | 64 | 1 in 445 |
| Kansas | #114 | 33 | 1 in 463 |
| Oregon | #123 | 10 | 1 in 562 |
| Arkansas | #136 | 37 | 1 in 558 |
| California | #137 | 60 | 1 in 602 |
| Texas | #137 | 99 | 1 in 604 |
| Mississippi | #153 | 37 | 1 in 641 |
| Arizona | #159 | 7 | 1 in 554 |
| Oklahoma | #164 | 33 | 1 in 758 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Agnes
- 45 spots since 2024 (#1,061 → #1,016)
- 230 spots since 2020 (#1,246 → #1,016)
- 259 spots since 2015 (#1,275 → #1,016)
- Biggest jump: 60 spots in 1971 (#1,026 → #966)
- Biggest drop: 172 spots in 1973 (#988 → #1,160)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1899 at #37 (1,611 births)
- Births halved by 1949, 50 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 50 yrs · run 1880–1929
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1880–1969
- Highest: 1 in 144 girls born in 1896 were named Agnes (0.70%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,534 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #37 in 1899, was only 1 in 145 (0.69%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.6% of all girls named Agnes (39,255) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,237 | #46 (1887) | #52 |
| 1890s | 14,429 | #37 (1899) | #41 |
| 1900s | 17,616 | #39 (1903) | #42 |
| 1910s | 39,255 | #39 (1911) | #45 |
| 1920s | 39,222 | #54 (1920) | #70 |
| 1930s | 18,032 | #102 (1930) | #131 |
| 1940s | 9,518 | #170 (1940) | #224 |
| 1950s | 5,602 | #286 (1950) | #374 |
| 1960s | 2,714 | #472 (1960) | #636 |
| 1970s | 913 | #966 (1971) | #1,304 |
| 1980s | 744 | #1,362 (1981) | #1,620 |
| 1990s | 626 | #1,862 (1990) | #2,194 |
| 2000s | 635 | #2,277 (2000) | #2,645 |
| 2010s | 1,638 | #1,103 (2016) | #1,525 |
| 2020s | 1,336 | #1,016 (2025) | #1,106 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Agnes in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 336 of them was named Agnes, which outranked 98.6% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 58,448 of them was named Agnes, which outranked 63.1% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,720Verna20
- #1,720Vincenzo20
- #1,720Walt20
- #1,787Agnes19
- #1,787Alcide19
- #1,787Aldon19
- #1,787Aleck19
- #1,846Arsenio18
- #1,846Audry18
- #1,846Bentley18
Tied with 58 names at #1,787; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.