Girls' name · since 1979
Agnieszka
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 233 babies named Agnieszka, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 233
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Agnieszka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 233 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agnieszka has been recorded 233 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2020.
- #18,255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 233 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agnieszka ranks #18,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 233 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 233
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Agnieszka's 233 recorded births place it above 74.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Agnieszka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Agnieszka's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Agnieszka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2020
- Peak year (1990)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Agnieszka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (118 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Agnieszka's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Agnieszka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 118 births (51% of all-time use).
Agnieszka by state
Where Agnieszka concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
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- Agnieszka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Agnieszkas (77 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Agnieszka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Agnieszka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.