Agnes Name Popularity

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How popular is Agnes?

In 2018 the uncommon name Agnes, ranked the 1,204th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Agnes is currently less popular.

Position 37, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1899.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 5,291 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Agnes was 47 in 1997.

Approximately during the years 1881-1888, 1889-1892, 1893-1896, 1897-1900, 1911-1915, and 2007-2016, the name Agnes took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1934-1945, 1960-1969, and 1970-1976.

The popularity trend for Agnes has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Agnes for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Agnes?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Agnes is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Agnes has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Agnes (Girl)		Agnes (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		195	1,204	< 5	--
2017		198	1,206	< 5	--
2016		233	1,100	< 5	--
2015		190	1,275	< 5	--
2014		191	1,258	< 5	--
2013		124	1,685	< 5	--
2012		122	1,702	< 5	--
2011		97	2,016	< 5	--
2010		67	2,667	< 5	--
2009		81	2,374	< 5	--
2008		61	2,885	< 5	--
2007		65	2,785	< 5	--
2006		68	2,631	< 5	--
2005		59	2,785	< 5	--
2004		57	2,807	< 5	--
2003		62	2,578	< 5	--
2002		53	2,817	< 5	--
2001		60	2,538	< 5	--
2000		68	2,279	< 5	--
1999		63	2,343	< 5	--
1998		64	2,221	< 5	--
1997		47	2,660	< 5	--
1996		64	2,124	< 5	--
1995		61	2,188	< 5	--
1994		58	2,255	< 5	--
1993		55	2,324	< 5	--
1992		69	1,988	< 5	--
1991		67	2,033	< 5	--
1990		76	1,862	< 5	--
1989		79	1,716	< 5	--
1988		76	1,684	< 5	--
1987		70	1,719	< 5	--
1986		69	1,692	< 5	--
1985		67	1,709	< 5	--
1984		63	1,726	< 5	--
1983		82	1,419	< 5	--
1982		69	1,652	< 5	--
1981		92	1,354	< 5	--
1980		77	1,529	< 5	--
1979		72	1,592	< 5	--
1978		65	1,633	< 5	--
1977		63	1,661	< 5	--
1976		66	1,535	< 5	--
1975		87	1,278	< 5	--
1974		94	1,186	< 5	--
1973		94	1,160	< 5	--
1972		121	987	< 5	--
1971		132	965	< 5	--
1970		120	1,024	< 5	--
1969		129	936	< 5	--
1968		154	816	< 5	--
1967		193	702	< 5	--
1966		202	686	< 5	--
1965		259	595	< 5	--
1964		278	595	< 5	--
1963		321	542	< 5	--
1962		354	520	< 5	--
1961		396	490	< 5	--
1960		428	473	< 5	--
1959		424	468	< 5	--
1958		419	462	< 5	--
1957		494	419	< 5	--
1956		507	402	< 5	--
1955		564	368	< 5	--
1954		525	378	< 5	--
1953		640	326	< 5	--
1952		627	325	< 5	--
1951		656	307	< 5	--
1950		748	286	< 5	--
1949		721	288	6	3,300
1948		834	268	< 5	--
1947		839	263	< 5	--
1946		869	243	< 5	--
1945		824	230	< 5	--
1944		961	206	< 5	--
1943		1,054	200	< 5	--
1942		1,132	187	9	2,526
1941		1,093	179	< 5	--
1940		1,190	170	10	2,323
1939		1,300	162	6	3,116
1938		1,393	157	< 5	--
1937		1,420	153	9	2,483
1936		1,593	139	14	1,873
1935		1,588	138	< 5	--
1934		1,934	119	8	2,741
1933		1,873	118	14	1,906
1932		2,117	115	9	2,641
1931		2,303	103	9	2,650
1930		2,509	102	10	2,611
1929		2,772	94	12	2,316
1928		3,022	85	12	2,390
1927		3,337	82	16	2,035
1926		3,532	77	19	1,787
1925		3,912	69	14	2,194
1924		4,241	63	15	2,132
1923		4,222	63	11	2,615
1922		4,480	62	9	3,018
1921		4,798	56	19	1,830
1920		4,907	54	13	2,336
1919		4,901	50	7	3,395
1918		5,291	47	12	2,399
1917		5,066	48	11	2,424
1916		4,853	50	8	2,928
1915		4,795	45	8	2,834
1914		3,721	44	14	1,688
1913		3,206	41	12	1,581
1912		2,945	40	14	1,268
1911		2,315	39	< 5	--
1910		2,163	41	13	860
1909		1,974	42	11	894
1908		1,934	45	7	1,114
1907		1,829	46	13	735
1906		1,759	41	8	929
1905		1,718	43	11	742
1904		1,672	42	< 5	--
1903		1,616	39	6	1,010
1902		1,676	40	5	1,139
1901		1,525	39	9	728
1900		1,914	41	8	970
1899		1,611	37	8	786
1898		1,708	40	< 5	--
1897		1,579	40	6	942
1896		1,654	38	7	900
1895		1,466	40	< 5	--
1894		1,470	38	7	857
1893		1,393	38	6	907
1892		1,328	43	5	1,067
1891		1,125	47	< 5	--
1890		1,095	50	< 5	--
1889		1,033	50	< 5	--
1888		1,046	48	< 5	--
1887		896	46	5	925
1886		779	52	< 5	--
1885		695	54	< 5	--
1884		703	53	< 5	--
1883		623	52	< 5	--
1882		565	54	< 5	--
1881		424	61	< 5	--
1880		473	54	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.