Agnieszka
Agnieszka is the Polish equivalent of the female given name Agnes.
Meaning & Origin of Agnieszka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Agnieszka is the Polish equivalent of the female given name Agnes.
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The Story of Agnieszka
Agnieszka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1979, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 23 Agnieszkas were born — ranking #4,230 that year. As of 2026, Agnieszka ranks #12,132 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 233 Agnieszkas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Agnieszka
Agnieszka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 233 births in the dataset. Agnieszka's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #4,230. Use the chart and map above to compare Agnieszka'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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