Agnes vs Eileen
Agnes and Eileencompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Agnes was ranked #49 and Eileen #501 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Agnes was ranked #736 and Eileen #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Agnes was ranked #474 and Eileen #855 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Agnes was ranked #476 and Eileen #638 among girls in Scotland.
Agnes and Eileen over time
Agnes and Eileen appear together in 3 published lists, across 152 years of shared records. Agnes held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eileen in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Agnes and Eileen changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #474 and #855.
- Mirrored each other
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Girls, Agnes rose about as far as Eileen fell — from #128 and #324 in 1945 to #49 and #501 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Agnes and Eileen were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 73 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #49 and #501.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Agnes #101 in 1964, Eileen #17 in 1964.
List by list
Norway · Girls73 shared years, 1945–2025
Agnes held the stronger position in 68 of those years, Eileen in 5.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #40 in 2020, Eileen #224 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Agnes #49, Eileen #501.
Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1964–2024
Agnes held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Eileen in 50.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #101 in 1964, Eileen #17 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Agnes #736, Eileen #372.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Agnes held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Eileen in 2.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #334 in 2015, Eileen #855 in 2024.
The order changed in 2006: Agnes moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #1165 and #1165; by 2006 that had become #890 and #1585.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Agnes #474, Eileen #855.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Agnes | Eileen |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #49 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agnes and Eileen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Agnes
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #128 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls