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Agnes

Pronounced AE1 G N IH0 S (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Agnes?

Agnes is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 159,740 children — the 269th most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 5,291 children were given it.

02,5005,0007,50010,00018901920195019802010
1918Girls: 5,291Boys: 12

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
AE1 G N IH0 S
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Agnes

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Agnes

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Agnes?
Agnes ranks 269th among girls' names in US records, with 159,740 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,123.
Is Agnes a unisex name?
No. Agnes is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Agnes most popular?
1918, when 5,291 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.