Girl Agnes “The chaste one,” from the Greek hagne, chaste. Agnes Name Origin: Greek Pronunciation: ag-nes See what 6 people think about Agnes Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Comments Infographic of Agnes name meaning, which is “The chaste one,” from the Greek hagne, chaste. Ask your friends & family about Agnes… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Agnes Name Popularity How popular is the name Agnes? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 2,149 0.6104% 1911 — 2,307 0.6195% 1912 — 2,936 0.5822% 1913 — 3,202 0.5648% 1914 — 3,717 0.5334% 1915 — 4,790 0.5272% 1916 — 4,851 0.5022% 1917 — 5,062 0.506% 1918 — 5,283 0.4922% 1919 — 4,899 0.4679% 1920 — 4,901 0.4408% 1921 — 4,794 0.4187% 1922 — 4,478 0.4019% 1923 — 4,217 0.3765% 1924 — 4,234 0.3646% 1925 — 3,909 0.3458% 1926 — 3,523 0.3203% 1927 — 3,332 0.301% 1928 — 3,016 0.2819% 1929 — 2,763 0.2667% 1930 — 2,504 0.2397% 1931 — 2,292 0.2322% 1932 — 2,108 0.2134% 1933 — 1,864 0.2001% 1934 — 1,920 0.1986% 1935 — 1,569 0.1615% 1936 — 1,573 0.1633% 1937 — 1,406 0.1427% 1938 — 1,382 0.135% 1939 — 1,285 0.1263% 1940 — 1,179 0.1109% 1941 — 1,066 0.0947% 1942 — 1,110 0.0879% 1943 — 1,029 0.0788% 1944 — 939 0.0758% 1945 — 790 0.0648% 1946 — 838 0.0568% 1947 — 807 0.0483% 1948 — 800 0.0501% 1949 — 687 0.0427% 1950 — 710 0.0441% 1951 — 618 0.0364% 1952 — 582 0.0333% 1953 — 613 0.0346% 1954 — 489 0.0268% 1955 — 536 0.0291% 1956 — 476 0.0252% 1957 — 441 0.0229% 1958 — 374 0.0198% 1959 — 379 0.0199% 1960 — 385 0.0203% 1961 — 350 0.0185% 1962 — 307 0.0167% 1963 — 278 0.0155% 1964 — 230 0.0131% 1965 — 213 0.013% 1966 — 147 0.0094% 1967 — 146 0.0096% 1968 — 101 0.0067% 1969 — 87 0.0056% 1970 — 66 0.0041% 1971 — 84 0.0056% 1972 — 60 0.0044% 1973 — 35 0.0027% 1974 — 38 0.0029% 1975 — 40 0.0031% 1976 — 27 0.0021% 1977 — 22 0.0016% 1978 — 23 0.0017% 1979 — 28 0.002% 1980 — 32 0.0022% 1981 — 56 0.0038% 1982 — 41 0.0027% 1983 — 32 0.0022% 1984 — 29 0.0019% 1985 — 32 0.0021% 1986 — 37 0.0025% 1987 — 32 0.0021% 1988 — 37 0.0024% 1989 — 43 0.0027% 1990 — 34 0.0021% 1991 — 31 0.0019% 1992 — 24 0.0015% 1993 — 29 0.0019% 1994 — 36 0.0023% 1995 — 28 0.0019% 1996 — 29 0.0019% 1997 — 10 0.0007% 1998 — 37 0.0025% 1999 — 22 0.0015% 2000 — 38 0.0025% 2001 — 21 0.0014% 2002 — 22 0.0015% 2003 — 27 0.0018% 2004 — 21 0.0014% 2005 — 14 0.0009% 2006 — 24 0.0015% 2007 — 17 0.0011% 2008 — 14 0.0009% 2009 — 24 0.0016% 2010 — 24 0.0017% 2011 — 41 0.0029% 2012 — 48 0.0034% 2013 — 54 0.0038% 2014 — 147 0.0101% 2015 — 137 0.0094% 2016 — 179 0.0124% 2017 — 141 0.0101% 2018 — 141 0.0103% 2019 — 161 0.0119% 2020 — 120 0.0094% 2021 — 136 0.0111% 2022 — 165 0.0125% 2023 — 172 0.0133% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Agnes If you like Agnes, you’ll love these other names like Agnes. What names are diminutives of Agnes? A diminutive is a name that’s like Agnes sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Agnes, but shorter. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Aggie Good, pure Greek What names are variants of Agnes? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Agnes. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Ag Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Agafi Pure, holy Greek Agafia Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Agafon Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Aggi Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Aggie Good, pure Greek Aggy Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Aggye Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Aghna Pure, holy Greek Agi Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Agie Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Agna Pure, holy Greek Agnella Pure, holy Greek Agnelle Pure, holy Greek Agnese Pure, holy Greek Agness Pure, holy Greek Agnessa Pure, holy Greek Agnethe Pure, holy Greek Agnetta Pure, holy Greek Agnie Pure, holy Greek Agnieszka Pure, holy Greek Agnola Angel Italian Agnolah Pure, holy Greek Agnus Pure, holy Greek Agot Pure, holy Greek Agota Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Agote Pure, holy Greek Agoti Pure, holy Greek Agy Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Agye Good, honorable; pure, holy Greek Aigneis Pure Celtic Ainah Pure, holy Greek Anais Grace Hebrew Anessa Pure, holy; satisfaction Greek Anis Pure, holy; satisfaction Greek Anise Modern Anissa Pure, holy; satisfaction; He (God) has favored me Hebrew Annais Pure, holy Greek Annest Pure, holy Greek Annice Pure, holy; satisfaction; He (God) has favored me Hebrew Anniesse Pure, holy Greek Annis Satisfaction Greek Annisa Pure, holy; satisfaction Greek Annise Pure, holy; He (God) has favored me Hebrew Ina “The symbol of femininity,” in allusion to the Latin feminine suffix ina, as in regina, Christina, etc. Inah Pure, holy Greek Ines Pure, holy; chaste Spanish Inessa Pure, holy Spanish Inez “The chaste one,” from the Greek lwgne, chaste. Spanish Nesi Pure, holy Greek Nessa Pure, holy; butterfly Greek Nessah Pure, holy Greek Nessie Pure Scottish Nessy Pure, holy; butterfly Greek Nesta Pure Welsh Nestah Pure, holy Greek Neysa Pure, holy Greek Oona Lamb Scottish Oonagh Pure, holy Scottish Oonah Pure, holy Greek Senga Scottish Una One Latin Ynes Pure, holy; chaste Spanish Ynez Chaste Spanish What names sound like Agnes? If you like how Agnes sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Agnes. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Annes Satisfaction Greek Annus He (God) has favored me Hebrew Annys Satisfaction Greek Innes One choice Celtic What names are similar to Agnes? Find a name that’s like Agnes, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Anice Satisfaction Greek Annette A French variant of Anna. French Lists With Agnes Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Agnes. 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Browse our list of these bold beauties. Siblings of Agnes Mamas with kids named Agnes also have kids with these names. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Jewel Plaything, delight French Willow Willow tree English Adrien From Hadria Latin Damien To tame French Persephone Bringer of destruction Greek Sebastien Revered Greek Phoenix Dark red Greek Leverett Young Hare French Iris Rainbow Greek Freya Lady Scandinavian Rowan Of the rowan tree Gaelic Wyatt Brave in battle English Briar Shrub, Small Tree English Rose Rose flower English Sage Healing herb Latin Share Your Thoughts 6 Comments Emilia Oct 20 at 6:14 pm It is my grandma’s name, and I love the meaning – female version of Agnus, lamb. Today a lot of people associate the name with older, especially Catholic women – see saint Agnes Reply Anonymous May 22 at 8:21 am Agnes after Saint Agnes, Agnes then Mary. Reply Natasha Jun 3 at 10:44 am Family name. I love that it’s unique and timeless. Plus Aggie is an adorable nickname! Reply Natalie Jan 14 at 11:39 am We named our daughter after St Agnes. My husband and I first met at St Agnes Church, and he did a novena to St Agnes right before we met! It was meant to be! So we decided to name our first born after her, since St Agnes is the reason we are together! Reply Paola Jul 17 at 6:31 pm We always give names of Saints to our children so we can follow their example and Agnes is not the exception, it means pure, chaste and it’s the name of two really exemplary saints: Saint Agnes of Rome and Mother Teresa of Calcuta ( That’s her birth name ) Reply Megan Sep 25 at 8:09 pm Family tradition. Irish immigrants who came over on the ship St Agnes. Reply Share your thoughts on the name Agnes Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. 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Emilia Oct 20 at 6:14 pm It is my grandma’s name, and I love the meaning – female version of Agnus, lamb. Today a lot of people associate the name with older, especially Catholic women – see saint Agnes Reply
Natasha Jun 3 at 10:44 am Family name. I love that it’s unique and timeless. Plus Aggie is an adorable nickname! Reply
Natalie Jan 14 at 11:39 am We named our daughter after St Agnes. My husband and I first met at St Agnes Church, and he did a novena to St Agnes right before we met! It was meant to be! So we decided to name our first born after her, since St Agnes is the reason we are together! Reply
Paola Jul 17 at 6:31 pm We always give names of Saints to our children so we can follow their example and Agnes is not the exception, it means pure, chaste and it’s the name of two really exemplary saints: Saint Agnes of Rome and Mother Teresa of Calcuta ( That’s her birth name ) Reply
