Agnew

Last seen for boys in 1953 at #3,798

Peak · boys
1912 · 7 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
35
since 1912

Agnew over time

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Rank among boys' names. Agnew has never cracked the top 2,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201912peak #2,045, 1912boys
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Agnew! It came in at #2,045, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1913–1920, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Agnew is popular in 1912

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedALGeorgia: #331 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,926 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Agnew, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Georgia#331 · 1 in 2,926

Best ever in a state: #331 in Georgia, 1912.

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See more about Agnew
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1953
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1912 at #2,045 (7 births)
  • Births halved by 1913, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 61,420
  • Highest: 1 in 61,420 boys born in 1912 were named Agnew (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 394,460 boys born in 1953 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 48.6% of all boys named Agnew (17) were born in this decade
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DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s7#2,045 (1912)#2,045
1920s17#3,517 (1921)#4,034
1930s0——
1940s6#3,173 (1946)#3,173
1950s5#3,798 (1953)#3,798

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Agnew in 1912

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#2,045
7 births · 1 in 61,420 boys

Top boys' names in 1912

  1. #1John24,588
  2. #2William19,626
  3. #3James17,644
  4. #4Robert12,836
  5. #5Joseph12,062
  6. #6George11,734
  7. #7Charles11,070
  8. #8Edward7,936
  9. #9Frank7,912
  10. #10Thomas6,087
  11. #2,045Agnew7
More about 1912

boys

429,942 boys got a published name in 1912; 1 in 61,420 of them was named Agnew, which outranked 29.6% of the 2,905 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Agnew
  1. #1,885Woodruff8
  2. #1,885Worley8
  3. #1,885Zachary8
  4. #2,045Agnew7
  5. #2,045Addis7
  6. #2,045Adolphe7
  7. #2,045Albino7
  8. #2,269Abie6
  9. #2,269Acy6
  10. #2,269Ada6

Tied with 223 names at #2,045; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1911
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Arlo#1,740 → #876
  2. ↑ 848Guss#1,740 → #892
  3. ↑ 805Courtney#1,740 → #935
  4. ↑ 805Erling#1,740 → #935
  5. ↑ 805Masao#1,740 → #935
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,688Rosendo#856 → #2,544
  2. ↓ 1,063Metro#982 → #2,045
  3. ↓ 1,057Lawyer#689 → #1,746
  4. ↓ 903Hymen#982 → #1,885
  5. ↓ 903Mathias#982 → #1,885

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

See the top 100 for 1912 →