Agnes vs Ngoc
Agnes and Ngoccompared 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 2003, Agnes was ranked #157 and Ngoc #561 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Agnes was ranked #474 and Ngoc #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Agnes and Ngoc over time
Agnes and Ngoc appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Agnes held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ngoc in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ngoc reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Agnes in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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 Ngoc changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1957 and 2003, ending at #157 and #561.
- Longest-running competitions
Agnes and Ngoc were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1957 to 2003, ending at #157 and #561.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1957–2003
Agnes held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Ngoc in 2.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #157 in 2003, Ngoc #298 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Agnes #157, Ngoc #561.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1997–2024
Agnes held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Ngoc in 0.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #361 in 2016, Ngoc #3824 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Agnes #474, Ngoc #5891.
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 | Ngoc |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #49 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agnes has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ngoc.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Ngoc
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #431 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2003
Highest recorded position: #298 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1957–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls