Agnetha
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, spelling variant of Agneta.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Agnetha (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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 464 |
| 2000 | 475 |
| 2001 | 486 |
| 2002 | 496 |
| 2003 | 509 |
| 2004 | 521 |
| 2005 | 522 |
| 2006 | 528 |
| 2007 | 540 |
| 2008 | 551 |
| 2009 | 567 |
| 2010 | 586 |
| 2011 | 596 |
| 2012 | 604 |
| 2013 | 609 |
| 2014 | 616 |
| 2015 | 625 |
| 2016 | 637 |
| 2017 | 638 |
| 2018 | 642 |
| 2019 | 649 |
| 2020 | 654 |
Agnetha in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Agnetha.Hi! My name is Agnetha.
- Agnetha bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Agnetha lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Agnetha har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Agnetha has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Agnethas mamma är lärare.Agnetha's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Agnethas mamma is Agnetha's mum.
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Questions about Agnetha
How do you pronounce Agnetha in Swedish?
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What does the name Agnetha mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, spelling variant of Agneta.
How popular is Agnetha in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Agnetha in 2022. In 2020, 654 people in Sweden had Agnetha 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.