Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Agnes
Endangered
Down 95.4% from peak
Peak era
1918
Peak births
5,291
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Agnes
How many people are named Agnes?
An estimated 15,527 living Americans are named Agnes.
How rare is Agnes?
Agnes is uncommon among babies today, with 246 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.4% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Agnes?
The median age of a living American named Agnes is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 32 and 78 years old.
Is Agnes still popular?
No. Agnes is endangered as a baby name, down 95.4% from its 1918 peak with 246 births in 2025.
Where is Agnes most common?
Agnes has its strongest geographic signal in Alaska, where it appears 14.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
95.4%
2025
246
All-time
159,517
Where it lives now
Agnes is most concentrated in Alaska — about 7.9× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Agnes is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.