Agne
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse, revived in the 19th century, borne by a mythical king of Sweden. Old Norse Agni, short form of compound names beginning with Agn-, from age (“awe”) or egg (“point of a weapon”). Cognate to German Egon.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Agne (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Agne has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 1,806 |
| 2000 | – | 1,765 |
| 2001 | – | 1,732 |
| 2002 | – | 1,693 |
| 2003 | – | 1,658 |
| 2004 | – | 1,631 |
| 2005 | – | 1,591 |
| 2006 | 10 | 1,555 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1,502 |
| 2008 | 14 | 1,476 |
| 2009 | 22 | 1,437 |
| 2010 | 29 | 1,400 |
| 2011 | 37 | 1,350 |
| 2012 | 46 | 1,323 |
| 2013 | 48 | 1,278 |
| 2014 | 55 | 1,246 |
| 2015 | 55 | 1,203 |
| 2016 | 63 | 1,163 |
| 2017 | 71 | 1,132 |
| 2018 | 74 | 1,101 |
| 2019 | 84 | 1,069 |
| 2020 | 84 | 1,028 |
Agne in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Agne.Hi! My name is Agne.
- Har du träffat Agne? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Agne? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Agne kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Agne is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Agnes mamma är lärare.Agne's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Agnes mamma is Agne's mum.
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Questions about Agne
How do you pronounce Agne in Swedish?
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What does the name Agne mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse, revived in the 19th century, borne by a mythical king of Sweden. Old Norse Agni, short form of compound names beginning with Agn-, from age (“awe”) or egg (“point of a weapon”). Cognate to German Egon.
How popular is Agne in Sweden?
7 babies were named Agne in 2022. In 2020, 1,112 people in Sweden had Agne as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.