Recorded 1979–2020 Girls' name Peak 1990 233 births

Agnieszka — girls' name

233 babies named Agnieszka in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s771990s1182000s122010s112020s7
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Agnieszka was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

23 babies were named Agnieszka in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Agnieszka

The Social Security Administration has registered 233 babies named Agnieszka between 1979 and 2020, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Agnieszka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Agnieszka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Agnieszka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Agnieszka in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Agnieszka in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 233 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Agnieszka at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

233

Since 1979

42 years of records

Peak year

1990

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1979

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2020

Agnieszka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1979

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1990)
23
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0510152025 2020200519961992198819841979 8

Agnieszka by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
118 births that decade — 51% of Agnieszka's all-time total
1970s81980s771990s1182000s122010s112020s7

Agnieszka by state

Where Agnieszka concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Agnieszka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
77 33.0%
#2 New York
10 4.3%
Illinois share of Agnieszka's total US births 33.0%
Even split

77 of 233 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Agnieszka?
233 babies have been named Agnieszka since 1979. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1990 with 23 births.
When was Agnieszka most popular?
Agnieszka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Agnieszka most popular?
The top states for the name Agnieszka are Illinois (77 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Agnieszka been used?
Agnieszka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 42 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Agnieszka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Agnes, Agness, Agnita, Agnese, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.