Agnes

Agnes: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pure, chaste”
Origin: Greek
Say it: AG-nis · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Greek hagnē, 'pure, chaste.' The name was associated early with Saint Agnes and also influenced in form by the Latin word agnus, 'lamb.'

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How popular is Agnes?

202470.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Agnes in 2024233

2024 rank#1,063 girls

Peak year1899

Total US babies since 1880159,735

Agnes is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Agnes

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Agnes questions

What does the name Agnes mean?

Agnes means "pure, chaste". It comes from Greek. From Greek hagnē, 'pure, chaste.' The name was associated early with Saint Agnes and also influenced in form by the Latin word agnus, 'lamb.'

Is Agnes a boy or girl name?

Agnes is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Agnes?

233 US babies were named Agnes in 2024. Its peak year was 1899.

How do you pronounce Agnes?

Agnes is usually pronounced AG-nis.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.