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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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls36 shared years, 19572003

    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, 19972024

    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

Side-by-side comparison of Agnes, Ngoc
FieldAgnesNgoc
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #49 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #49 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Ngoc

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1957–2003

    Highest recorded position: #298 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1957–2003).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls