Agnes
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Agnes
Agnes is the Latin variation of the name Hagne, which itself derived from the Greek word hagnos, meaning "chaste." In medieval times, St. Agnes was a very popular saint, leading to its popularity as a girl's name. Agnes Grey is the title of one of the two novels written by Anne Brontë.
Agnes, though it was the third most common English girls' name for four hundred years, has long been stuck in the attic. But now it looks like Agnes was so far out it's just about ready to come back in. It did look cute on a little girl in Despicable Me, and nickname Aggie has lots of retro appeal.
Agnes has also been making inroads in the celebrisphere—first actress Elisabeth Shue chose Agnes for her third child, while Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany named their daughter Agnes Lark. More recently in 2025, actress Amber Heard named one of her twins Agnes.
The French pronunciation—ahn-YEZ—could make it more attractive, but few Americans would comply. Other interesting variations: the Welsh Nesta, the Latin/Scandinavian Agneta, the Spanish Inez/Ines/Ynez, and the Scottish Senga—which happens to be Agnes spelled backwards.
Agnes is also given to boys.
Pronounced AG-nes.
As of October 2026, Agnes ranked #1016 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #37 in 1899, Nameberry popularity #320.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,260 | 191 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,275 | 191 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,103 | 233 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,208 | 199 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,199 | 198 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,124 | 215 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,247 | 182 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,141 | 215 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,093 | 228 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,079 | 229 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,063 | 233 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,016 | 246 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Agnes on lists
Famous Agness
- Saint Agnes of RomeGirl
3rd century virgin,martyr
- Saint Agnes of AssisiGirl
sister of Clare of Assisi, abbess of the Order of Poor Ladies
- (Marie) Agnes HenrietteGirl
Princess of Hohenlohe,Langenburg; Hereditary Princess of Löwenstein,Wertheim,Rosenberg
- (Frederica Amalia) AgnesGirl
Princess of Anhalt,Dessau; Duchess consort of Saxe,Altenburg
- Agnes SorelGirl
mistress of King Charles VII of France
- Agnes George de MilleGirl
American dancer and choreographer
- Agnes Ayres (born Agnes Eyre Henkel)Girl
American silent film actress
- Agnes BrucknerGirl
American actress
- Agnes Robertson MooreheadGirl
American actress
- Agnes (Emilia Carlsson)Girl
Swedish pop singer
- Agnes Caroline Thaarup ObelGirl
Danish singer,songwriter
- Agnes VarisGirl
American businesswoman and philanthropist
- Agnes NixonGirl
American soap opera writer and producer
- Agnes Catharina KantGirl
Dutch politician
- Agnes SchierhuberGirl
Austrian politician
- Agnes VardaGirl
French New Wave film director
- Agnes MartinGirl
20th century American Abstract artist
- Agnes Mary Nolan CohanGirl
American dancer
- Agnes RandolphGirl
Countess of Dunbar and March, was better known as Black Agnes, a Scottish heroine who famously withstood a siege of her castle by the English , "Cam I early, cam I late, I found Agnes at the gate"
- Agnes MonicaGirl
Indonesian singer and actress
- Agnes Yorke (b. 2004)Girl
daughter of singer Thom Yorke of Radiohead
- Agnes Charles (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of actress Elisabeth Shue
- Agnes Lark Bettany (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of actors Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany
- Agnes Bro Asbæk (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of actor Pilou Asbæk and Anna Bro
Agnes in pop culture
- "Agnes GreyGirl
" novel by Anne Bronte and its main character
- Agnes RackamGirl
delusional wife of William Rackam in Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
- "AgnesGirl
" novel by Peter Stamm and its main character
- "AgnesGirl
" comic strip by Tony Cochran and its main character
- AgnesGirl
birth name of Esmeralda in Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre,Dame"
- Agnes FlemingGirl
mother of the title character in Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist"
- Agnes GruGirl
little girl in movie "Despicable Me"
- Agnes de VilleroyGirl
character in G. A. Henty's, At Agincourt
- Agnes AndrewsGirl
character in the Gossip Girl series
- AgnesGirl
character in movie "The Poker House"
- Agnes HollandGirl
character on TV's "Upstairs Downstairs"
- Agnes PittGirl
character in the American Girl Samantha series, twin sister of Agatha Pitt
- Agnes AdlerGirl
character in movie "It's Complicated"
- Agnes WickfieldGirl
character in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield"
- Agnes GoochGirl
homely character in "Mame"
- Agnes SkinnerGirl
Principal Skinner's mother from "The Simpsons"
- Agnes de BurgGirl
character in G. A. Henty's, Wulf the Saxon
- Agnes HarmonGirl
Arthur's deceased wife on TV's "Maude"
- AgnesGirl
nerdy character on TV's "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody"
- AgnesGirl
witch on TV's "The Originals"
- Agnes ProutGirl
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Agnes CrumplebottomGirl
character in "The Sims" (1 , 3) video/computer games
- Agnès ObligeGirl
character in the Square Enix game series "Bravely Default"
- Agnes TowlerGirl
character on TV's Mr. Selfridge
- AgnesGirl
Kristofferson's love interest in the movie 'Fantastic Mr Fox'
- "Agnes"Girl
song by Glass Animals
- Agnes RofaGirl
character in TV show "The Umbrella Academy"
- Agnes JuratiGirl
character in the upcoming TV series "Star Trek: Picard"
- Agnes MontagueGirl
character in the podcast 'The Magnus Archives'
- Agnes KitsworthGirl
character in TV's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
- Agnes DeMilleGirl
character in the TV show “Wednesday”
Variations & nicknames
More nicknames
- AgGirl
- AggiGirl
- AggieGirl
- AggyeGirl
- AgiGirl
- AgieGirl
- AgnesseGirl
- AgnessinaGirl
- AgnisGirl
- AgnusGirl
- AgyGirl
- AgyeGirl
- AnaiseGirl
- AneesGirl
- AneeshaGirl
- AneskaGirl
- AnessaGirl
- AnesseGirl
- AniceGirl
- AnishaGirl
- AnissaGirl
- AnnaisGirl
- AnneyceGirl
- AnniceGirl
- AnnisGirl
- AnnisahGirl
- AnniseGirl
- AnnishaGirl
- InaGirl
- InahGirl
- NesaGirl
- NesiGirl
- NessiGirl
- NessieGirl
- NessyGirl
- NevesahGirl
- NevsaGirl
- NeysaGirl
- OonaGirl
- OonaghGirl
- OonahGirl
- SengaGirl