Agnes vs Keara
Agnes and Kearacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Agnes was ranked #361 and Keara #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2000, Agnes was ranked #536 and Keara #536 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Agnes and Keara over time
Agnes and Keara appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Agnes held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Keara in 0.
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 Keara changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1975 and 2000, ending at #536 and #536.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1996–2016
Agnes held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Keara in 0.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #361 in 2016, Keara #1312 in 2004.
The order changed in 1997: Agnes moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #1914 and #1914; by 1997 that had become #874 and #1958.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Agnes #361, Keara #5785.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1975–2000
Agnes held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Keara in 0.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #232 in 1975, Keara #362 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Agnes #536, Keara #536.
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 | Keara |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #49 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agnes and Keara both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Keara
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #455 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2000
Highest recorded position: #362 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1975–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls