Given name & surname
Agnus
“one who is pure; chaste”
Agnus is a variant of Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Agnus is a variant of Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Agnus is a variant of Agnes. An origin associated with Agnes is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Agnus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1930. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 249 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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