Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Agee means “fugitive.”
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Where it comes from
Agee is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'ag'a (אגא), “to flee.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Agee appears in 2 Samuel 23:11.
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Agee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 38 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,445 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Agee’s family of names
Agee may belong to the same name family as AGGEE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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