Girls' name · since 1885
Agness
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 747 babies named Agness, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 747
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Agness sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 747 recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Agness recorded 747 times among girls since 1885, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2014.
- #9,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 747 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agness ranks #9,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 747 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 747
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Agness's 747 recorded births place it above 87.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Agness's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Agness's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Agness popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2014
- Peak year (1923)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Agness by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (231 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Agness's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Agness births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s 46
1890s
46 births
- 1900s 86
1900s
86 births
- 1910s
1910s
196 births
- 1920s
1920s
231 births
- 1930s
1930s
127 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 231 births (31% of all-time use).
How Agness compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Agness's total volume
Agness by state
Where Agness concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
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What to do with Agness's data
- Agness's decade-level peak was the 1920s (231 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Agnesss (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Agness: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~129 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Agness draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.