Given name
Aggie
“one who is pure; chaste”
In English use, Aggie is a diminutive of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.” Aggie is a diminutive of Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Aggie is a diminutive of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.” Aggie is a diminutive of Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Aggie is a diminutive of Agatha. An origin associated with Agatha is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Scots usage, Aggie is a diminutive of Agnes.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Aggie is a diminutive of Agatha. The history of Agatha gives this family its wider story. Agatha experienced a revival in the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Aggie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,520
- 30 boys · 1,490 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #14,993 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,993 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 810 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.
Aggie’s family of names
In Scots usage, Aggie is a diminutive of Agnes. Aggie has a related form in Agatha. Aggie is an affectionate form of Agnes.
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Around the world
Aggie has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aggie
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