Agneta
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Latin Agneta, diminutive form of Agnes. First recorded in Sweden in 1397. Cognate with Danish Agnete.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Agneta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. 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 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 18,257 |
| 2000 | 18,258 |
| 2001 | 18,276 |
| 2002 | 18,294 |
| 2003 | 18,435 |
| 2004 | 18,460 |
| 2005 | 18,355 |
| 2006 | 18,347 |
| 2007 | 18,299 |
| 2008 | 18,371 |
| 2009 | 18,313 |
| 2010 | 18,273 |
| 2011 | 18,212 |
| 2012 | 18,151 |
| 2013 | 18,101 |
| 2014 | 18,001 |
| 2015 | 17,891 |
| 2016 | 17,777 |
| 2017 | 17,702 |
| 2018 | 17,565 |
| 2019 | 17,435 |
| 2020 | 17,318 |
Agneta in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Agneta.Hi! My name is Agneta.
- Agneta ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Agneta called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Agneta kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Agneta is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Agnetas mamma är lärare.Agneta's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Agnetas mamma is Agneta's mum.
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Questions about Agneta
How do you pronounce Agneta in Swedish?
In IPA, Agneta is /aŋ²neːta/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Agneta mean?
Borrowed from Latin Agneta, diminutive form of Agnes. First recorded in Sweden in 1397. Cognate with Danish Agnete.
How popular is Agneta in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Agneta in 2022. In 2020, 17,318 people in Sweden had Agneta as the first name they go by.
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.