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

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Peak · girls
1899 · 1,611 births
Debut · girls
473 births
In top 100 · girls
50 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
159,517
since 1880

Agnes over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #37, 1899girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,016246—
2024#1,061235—
2023#1,081229—
2022#1,095228—
2021#1,138216—
2020#1,246182—
2019#1,125215—
2018#1,199198—
2017#1,208199—
2016#1,103233—
2015#1,275191—
2014#1,261191—
2013#1,689124—
2012#1,698123—
2011#2,01797—
2010#2,67067—
2009#2,37581—
2008#2,88761—
2007#2,78765—
2006#2,63168—
2005#2,78759—
2004#2,80857—
2003#2,57762—
2002#2,78054—
2001#2,54060—
2000#2,27768—
1999#2,34363—
1998#2,22164—
1997#2,62248—
1996#2,12564—
1995#2,18961—
1994#2,23259—
1993#2,32255—
1992#1,98769—
1991#2,03467—
1990#1,86276—
1989#1,71779—
1988#1,68676—
1987#1,69971—
1986#1,69169—
1985#1,71067—
1984#1,72663—
1983#1,42382—
1982#1,65369—
1981#1,36291—
1980#1,52877—
1979#1,59272—
1978#1,63365—
1977#1,66163—
1976#1,53566—
1975#1,29186—
1974#1,18594—
1973#1,16094—
1972#988121—
1971#966132—
1970#1,026120—
1969#936129—
1968#817154—
1967#702193—
1966#685203—
1965#602258—
1964#595278—
1963#541321—
1962#521354—
1961#490396—
1960#472428—
1959#468424—
1958#462419—
1957#419494—
1956#402508—
1955#369563—
1954#378524—
1953#326640—
1952#325627—
1951#307655—
1950#286748—
1949#288722#3,2986
1948#268835—
1947#264839—
1946#243868—
1945#230824—
1944#206961—
1943#2001,054—
1942#1871,132#2,5239
1941#1791,093—
1940#1701,190#2,32210
1939#1621,299#3,1136
1938#1571,393—
1937#1531,421#2,4799
1936#1391,592#1,87214
1935#1381,589—
1934#1201,932#2,7428
1933#1181,876#1,90514
1932#1152,117#2,6389
1931#1032,303#2,6519
1930#1022,510#2,60910
1929#942,770#2,31712
1928#853,023#2,38712
1927#813,338#2,03416
1926#773,533#1,78719
1925#693,911#2,19314
1924#634,240#2,13215
1923#634,222#2,61411
1922#624,480#3,0149
1921#564,798#1,82919
1920#544,907#2,33613
1919#504,901#3,3917
1918#475,291#2,39812
1917#485,066#2,42311
1916#504,852#2,9268
1915#454,795#2,8298
1914#443,721#1,68714
1913#413,206#1,58012
1912#402,945#1,26814
1911#392,315—
1910#412,163#85913
1909#421,974#89311
1908#451,934#1,1137
1907#461,829#73513
1906#411,758#9278
1905#431,718#74111
1904#421,672—
1903#391,616#1,0096
1902#401,676#1,1375
1901#391,525#7279
1900#411,914#9688
1899#371,611#7868
1898#401,708—
1897#401,579#9426
1896#381,654#9007
1895#401,466—
1894#381,470#8577
1893#381,393#9076
1892#431,328#1,0665
1891#471,125—
1890#501,095—
1889#501,033—
1888#481,046—
1887#46896#9215
1886#52779—
1885#54695—
1884#53703—
1883#52623—
1882#54565—
1881#61424—
1880#54473—
First appearance
1880

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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedIDMontana: #254 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,749 girlsMNIllinois: #708 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,762 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedWIMichigan: #512 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,308 girlsMINew York: #347 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 2,795 girlsNYMassachusetts: #457 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,530 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedSDIowa: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,629 girlsIAIndiana: #611 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,396 girlsINOhio: #469 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,536 girlsOHPennsylvania: #359 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,384 girlsPANew Jersey: #345 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,211 girlsNJConnecticut: #279 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,238 girlsCTCalifornia: #844 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 11,510 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedNEMissouri: #520 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,394 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #341 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,899 girlsWVVirginia: #309 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,211 girlsVAMaryland: #317 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,513 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #278 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedARTennessee: #480 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,201 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #379 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,237 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #291 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,862 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #360 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,640 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #375 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,426 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Agnes, so not publishedMSAlabama: #374 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,892 girlsALGeorgia: #326 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,344 girlsGAHawaii: #278 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,201 girlsHITexas: #582 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 5,400 girlsTXFlorida: #483 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,569 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#254 · 1 in 1,337
  2. Hawaii#278 · 1 in 1,201
  3. New Mexico#278 · 1 in 1,373
  4. Connecticut#279 · 1 in 2,238
  5. South Carolina#291 · 1 in 1,862

Best ever in a state: #3 in Alaska, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#25451 in 1,337
Hawaii#27851 in 1,201
New Mexico#27891 in 1,373
Connecticut#279111 in 2,238
South Carolina#291141 in 1,862
Virginia#309181 in 2,211
Maryland#317121 in 2,513
Georgia#326191 in 2,344
West Virginia#34161 in 2,899
New Jersey#345181 in 3,211
New York#347601 in 2,795
Pennsylvania#359331 in 3,384
District of Columbia#36051 in 2,640
Alabama#374121 in 2,892
Louisiana#375161 in 2,426
North Carolina#379151 in 3,237
Iowa#45651 in 5,629
Massachusetts#45771 in 7,530
Ohio#469191 in 5,536
Tennessee#48071 in 5,201
Minnesota#48251 in 7,749
Florida#483111 in 4,569
Michigan#512141 in 6,308
Missouri#52071 in 6,394
Texas#582211 in 5,400
Indiana#61161 in 8,396
Illinois#708101 in 10,762
California#844151 in 11,510
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1899 at #37 (1,611 births)
  • Births halved by 1949, 50 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 50 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 50 yrs · run 1880–1929
  • Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1880–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 144
  • 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
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 24.6% of all girls named Agnes (39,255) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,237#46 (1887)#52
1890s14,429#37 (1899)#41
1900s17,616#39 (1903)#42
1910s39,255#39 (1911)#45
1920s39,222#54 (1920)#70
1930s18,032#102 (1930)#131
1940s9,518#170 (1940)#224
1950s5,602#286 (1950)#374
1960s2,714#472 (1960)#636
1970s913#966 (1971)#1,304
1980s744#1,362 (1981)#1,620
1990s626#1,862 (1990)#2,194
2000s635#2,277 (2000)#2,645
2010s1,638#1,103 (2016)#1,525
2020s1,336#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 1960

girls
#472
428 births · 1 in 4,724 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #472Agnes428
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 4,724 of them was named Agnes, which outranked 93.6% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Agnes
  1. #468Elena431
  2. #468Geneva431
  3. #471Deloris430
  4. #472Agnes428
  5. #472Deanne428
  6. #472Viola428
  7. #475Marybeth427
  8. #476Judi426
  9. #477Roseann424

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →