Agnès
“pure, chaste”
Girl’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 612th
- births in 2023–2025
- 250
- babies born in France
- 1 in 8,065
- −0.2% a year recently
- Stable
- record year (since 1900)
- 1964
Meaning and origin of Agnès
Agnès means “pure, chaste” and is of Greek origin.
Popularity of Agnès in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1964.
- Over recent years, Agnès has been stable (−0.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Agnès every 35 schools.
Agnès in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
511th girls’ name232 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,310−4.4% a year
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
471st girls’ name12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,499
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
529th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,625
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,095th girls’ name26 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,942
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,051st girls’ name710 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,806+4.3% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
864th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,940
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
914th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,264
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Agnès, Agnes and Agnés are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Agnes20
- Agnés5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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