Agnes
Girl · AG-nes · Greek
Agnes is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure, holy”. In 2025 it ranked 516th for girls in the UK (84 babies) and 1,016th for girls in the US (246 babies).
What does Agnes mean?
Greek: via Latin
“pure, holy”
Saint Agnes of Rome, a 4th-century martyr, is often shown with a lamb, from the likeness to Latin agnus, 'lamb'.
- Say it
- AG-nes
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Is Agnes a girl's or a boy's name?
Agnes is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 84 girls in the UK and 246 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Agnes in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #516among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 3,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 84 girls in the UK were named Agnes, making it the 516th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 439th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 146 girls.
Half of all the girls named Agnes in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 509th in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#35), 1914 (#43), 1924 (#54) and 1934 (#84).
Agnes in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #516 |
| 2024 | 92 | #484 |
| 2023 | 71 | #587 |
| 2022 | 102 | #462 |
| 2021 | 111 | #437 |
| 2020 | 105 | #439 |
| 2019 | 106 | #448 |
| 2018 | 119 | #413 |
| 2017 | 129 | #389 |
| 2016 | 146 | #358 |
| 2015 | 142 | #364 |
| 2014 | 101 | #478 |
| 2013 | 68 | #651 |
| 2012 | 75 | #620 |
| 2011 | 73 | #608 |
| 2010 | 49 | #805 |
| 2009 | 68 | #610 |
| 2008 | 39 | #908 |
| 2007 | 34 | #963 |
| 2006 | 33 | #955 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,250 |
| 2004 | 34 | #866 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,216 |
| 2002 | 23 | #1,053 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 27 | #898 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 23 | #1,015 |
| 1997 | 26 | #918 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Agnes in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,016among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 246about 1 in 6,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 246 girls in the US were named Agnes, making it the 1,016th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,246th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 5,291 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more girls named Agnes than any year since 1965.
Half of all the girls named Agnes in the US since 1880 were born between 1910 and 1930, the years shaded on the chart below.
Agnes in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 246 | #1,016 |
| 2024 | 235 | #1,061 |
| 2023 | 229 | #1,081 |
| 2022 | 228 | #1,095 |
| 2021 | 216 | #1,138 |
| 2020 | 182 | #1,246 |
| 2019 | 215 | #1,125 |
| 2018 | 198 | #1,199 |
| 2017 | 199 | #1,208 |
| 2016 | 233 | #1,103 |
| 2015 | 191 | #1,275 |
| 2014 | 191 | #1,261 |
| 2013 | 124 | #1,689 |
| 2012 | 123 | #1,698 |
| 2011 | 97 | #2,017 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,670 |
| 2009 | 81 | #2,374 |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,886 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,787 |
| 2006 | 68 | #2,631 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,783 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,804 |
| 2003 | 62 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,776 |
| 2001 | 60 | #2,536 |
| 2000 | 68 | #2,273 |
| 1999 | 63 | #2,340 |
| 1998 | 64 | #2,218 |
| 1997 | 48 | #2,619 |
| 1996 | 64 | #2,122 |
| 1995 | 61 | #2,184 |
| 1994 | 59 | #2,227 |
| 1993 | 55 | #2,317 |
| 1992 | 69 | #1,982 |
| 1991 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1990 | 76 | #1,858 |
| 1989 | 79 | #1,713 |
| 1988 | 76 | #1,684 |
| 1987 | 71 | #1,698 |
| 1986 | 69 | #1,690 |
| 1985 | 67 | #1,709 |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,726 |
| 1983 | 82 | #1,423 |
| 1982 | 69 | #1,653 |
| 1981 | 91 | #1,362 |
| 1980 | 77 | #1,528 |
| 1979 | 72 | #1,592 |
| 1978 | 65 | #1,633 |
| 1977 | 63 | #1,661 |
| 1976 | 66 | #1,535 |
| 1975 | 86 | #1,291 |
| 1974 | 94 | #1,185 |
| 1973 | 94 | #1,160 |
| 1972 | 121 | #988 |
| 1971 | 132 | #966 |
| 1970 | 120 | #1,026 |
| 1969 | 129 | #936 |
| 1968 | 154 | #817 |
| 1967 | 193 | #702 |
| 1966 | 203 | #685 |
| 1965 | 258 | #602 |
| 1964 | 278 | #595 |
| 1963 | 321 | #541 |
| 1962 | 354 | #521 |
| 1961 | 396 | #490 |
| 1960 | 428 | #472 |
| 1959 | 424 | #468 |
| 1958 | 419 | #462 |
| 1957 | 494 | #419 |
| 1956 | 508 | #401 |
| 1955 | 563 | #368 |
| 1954 | 524 | #377 |
| 1953 | 640 | #326 |
| 1952 | 627 | #325 |
| 1951 | 655 | #307 |
| 1950 | 748 | #286 |
| 1949 | 722 | #288 |
| 1948 | 835 | #268 |
| 1947 | 839 | #264 |
| 1946 | 868 | #243 |
| 1945 | 824 | #230 |
| 1944 | 961 | #206 |
| 1943 | 1,054 | #200 |
| 1942 | 1,132 | #187 |
| 1941 | 1,093 | #179 |
| 1940 | 1,190 | #170 |
| 1939 | 1,299 | #162 |
| 1938 | 1,393 | #157 |
| 1937 | 1,421 | #153 |
| 1936 | 1,592 | #139 |
| 1935 | 1,589 | #138 |
| 1934 | 1,932 | #120 |
| 1933 | 1,876 | #118 |
| 1932 | 2,117 | #115 |
| 1931 | 2,303 | #103 |
| 1930 | 2,510 | #102 |
| 1929 | 2,770 | #94 |
| 1928 | 3,023 | #85 |
| 1927 | 3,338 | #81 |
| 1926 | 3,533 | #77 |
| 1925 | 3,911 | #69 |
| 1924 | 4,240 | #63 |
| 1923 | 4,222 | #63 |
| 1922 | 4,480 | #62 |
| 1921 | 4,798 | #56 |
| 1920 | 4,907 | #54 |
| 1919 | 4,901 | #50 |
| 1918 | 5,291 | #47 |
| 1917 | 5,066 | #48 |
| 1916 | 4,852 | #50 |
| 1915 | 4,795 | #45 |
| 1914 | 3,721 | #44 |
| 1913 | 3,206 | #41 |
| 1912 | 2,945 | #40 |
| 1911 | 2,315 | #39 |
| 1910 | 2,163 | #41 |
| 1909 | 1,974 | #42 |
| 1908 | 1,934 | #45 |
| 1907 | 1,829 | #46 |
| 1906 | 1,758 | #41 |
| 1905 | 1,718 | #43 |
| 1904 | 1,672 | #42 |
| 1903 | 1,616 | #39 |
| 1902 | 1,676 | #40 |
| 1901 | 1,525 | #39 |
| 1900 | 1,914 | #41 |
| 1899 | 1,611 | #37 |
| 1898 | 1,708 | #40 |
| 1897 | 1,579 | #40 |
| 1896 | 1,654 | #38 |
| 1895 | 1,466 | #40 |
| 1894 | 1,470 | #38 |
| 1893 | 1,393 | #38 |
| 1892 | 1,328 | #43 |
| 1891 | 1,125 | #47 |
| 1890 | 1,095 | #50 |
| 1889 | 1,033 | #50 |
| 1888 | 1,046 | #48 |
| 1887 | 896 | #46 |
| 1886 | 779 | #52 |
| 1885 | 695 | #54 |
| 1884 | 703 | #53 |
| 1883 | 623 | #52 |
| 1882 | 565 | #54 |
| 1881 | 424 | #61 |
| 1880 | 473 | #54 |
Nicknames for Agnes
- Aggie
- Nessie
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