Agnieszka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ahg-NYESH-kah
- Origin
- Greek
Agnieszka is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure, holy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Agnieszka mean?
Greek: Polish form of Agnes
“pure, holy”
Polish form of Agnes, after Saint Agnes of Rome, a 4th-century virgin martyr.
Is Agnieszka a girl's or a boy's name?
Agnieszka is a girls' name.
How popular is Agnieszka in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Agnieszka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Agnieszka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
Nicknames for Agnieszka
- Aga
Names like Agnieszka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Ariana, Layla, Noa, Alani, Sophia, Jessica, Aniela, Alyssa, Lara, Kiara, Athena
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Agnieszka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/agnieszka, updated 20 October 2026.