Agnes
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Agnes (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Agnes has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2006. 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 | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 222 |
| 1999 | 256 |
| 2000 | 271 |
| 2001 | 362 |
| 2002 | 397 |
| 2003 | 441 |
| 2004 | 472 |
| 2005 | 476 |
| 2006 | 921 |
| 2007 | 618 |
| 2008 | 580 |
| 2009 | 575 |
| 2010 | 586 |
| 2011 | 570 |
| 2012 | 570 |
| 2013 | 581 |
| 2014 | 668 |
| 2015 | 549 |
| 2016 | 567 |
| 2017 | 541 |
| 2018 | 528 |
| 2019 | 555 |
| 2020 | 510 |
| 2021 | 471 |
| 2022 | 402 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 7,117 |
| 2000 | 7,073 |
| 2001 | 7,121 |
| 2002 | 7,239 |
| 2003 | 7,424 |
| 2004 | 7,679 |
| 2005 | 7,899 |
| 2006 | 8,608 |
| 2007 | 9,021 |
| 2008 | 9,440 |
| 2009 | 9,898 |
| 2010 | 10,349 |
| 2011 | 10,797 |
| 2012 | 11,247 |
| 2013 | 11,722 |
| 2014 | 12,316 |
| 2015 | 12,771 |
| 2016 | 13,262 |
| 2017 | 13,736 |
| 2018 | 14,212 |
| 2019 | 14,702 |
| 2020 | 15,165 |
Agnes in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Agnes.Hi! My name is Agnes.
- Agnes ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Agnes called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Agnes kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Agnes is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Agnes mamma är lärare.Agnes's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Agnes mamma is Agnes's mum. Because Agnes already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Agnes
How do you pronounce Agnes in Swedish?
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What does the name Agnes mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes.
How popular is Agnes in Sweden?
402 babies were named Agnes in 2022. In 2020, 15,165 people in Sweden had Agnes as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2006 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.