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Baby name
Agnes
Girl
Origin of the name
Agnes comes from the ancient Greek hagnē, “chaste, pure.” It was also linked to the Latin agnus, “lamb,” hence the lamb shown with Saint Agnes, a Roman martyr.
Comeback name
159,517births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 47rank at its peak, in 1918
Where babies named Agnes are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Agnes is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Agnes is most common in North Dakota (3.9 times), South Dakota (2.4) and Pennsylvania (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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