Baby Name Popularity Profile

Agnes

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Agnes.

✦ Pure, holy 🌍 Greek, Latin traditional spiritual
National Rank (2025) #1016
All-Time Peak Rank #37 Achieved 1899
Total U.S. Births 159,517 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1880 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 1910s 5,291 births in 1918
💡 The Agnes Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Pure, holy
Language Origin Greek, Latin
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the Greek word 'hagnos' meaning 'pure' or 'holy', which was then Latinized as 'Agnes'.
Common Nicknames
Aggie Ness
Alternative Spellings
Agnès Agnese
Pronunciation: AG-nes
Themes & Categories
traditional spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Agnes

According to SSA data, Agnes achieved its highest historical rank of #37 in 1899. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 1918 with 5,291 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have increased by 28.8%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 146 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Agnes across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Rising
10-Year Shift +28.8% Growth
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 5,291 births in 1918
Years in Top 100 50 yrs
Years in Top 500 82 yrs
Registry Streak 146 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 7,237
1890s: 14,429
1900s: 17,616
1910s: 39,255
1920s: 39,222
1930s: 18,032
1940s: 9,518
1950s: 5,602
1960s: 2,714
1970s: 913
1980s: 744
1990s: 626
2000s: 635
2010s: 1,638
2020s: 1,336

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ag-nes
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State North Dakota
Top States North Dakota, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Montana
States with Data 50
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
North Dakota Unranked 1,551 1915 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 945 1915 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1395 13,846 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 790 1922 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 719 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 748 1922 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 257 1933 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 4,449 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 2,729 1923 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #778 3,204 1922 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 1,646 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #336 1,292 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #448 3,417 1916 Insufficient historical volume
New York #903 13,073 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 3,048 1916 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 4,319 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 1,709 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 2,669 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 254 1917 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 2,065 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama Unranked 2,469 1926 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #494 1,778 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 274 1923 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #258 1,352 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1214 3,516 1922 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 541 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 1,293 1915 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #1183 2,701 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #1133 2,401 1921 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 605 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 1,423 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 487 1926 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1443 3,134 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #930 2,428 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #738 4,082 1916 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #1414 5,307 1915 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #743 4,977 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #917 2,129 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 1,208 1918 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 279 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 119 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #638 853 1922 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 231 1916 Insufficient historical volume
Washington Unranked 928 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #430 495 1915 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1618 3,711 1915 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1890 1,570 1924 Insufficient historical volume
California #908 2,857 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 320 1931 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 147 1917 Insufficient historical volume

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