Agnese
Agnese is a given name and a variant of Agnes. Its name day is 21 January in Italy.
Meaning & Origin of Agnese
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Agnese is a given name and a variant of Agnes. Its name day is 21 January in Italy.
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The Story of Agnese
Agnese first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 6 Agneses were born — ranking #4,251 that year. As of 2026, Agnese ranks #11,798 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Agneses have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Agnese
Agnese is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Agnese's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #4,251. Use the chart and map above to compare Agnese's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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