Given name
Agape
“one who loves; affectionate”
Agape is a variant of Agapi. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves; affectionate.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Agape is a variant of Agapi. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves; affectionate.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Agape is a variant of Agapi. An origin associated with Agapi is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Agape through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 158
- 46 boys · 112 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,052 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,052 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 240 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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