Agee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Agee

What is the meaning of the name Agee ?

The baby name Agee is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈeɪdʒi (AY-jee),əˈdʒi (uh-JEE).

Agee is in Origin.

Agee is a rare given name with dual roots. In the Hebrew Bible, Agee - likely from a verb meaning "to flee" - is named as the father of Shammah, one of David’s mighty men; traditional glosses render it "fugitive" or "escapee." In English-speaking usage, Agee more commonly arrives as a transferred surname, associated with French Huguenot lines (often spelled Agée or linked to the Old French personal name Auger) and familiar through the American author James Agee.

As a first name in the United States, Agee appears only sporadically from the late 19th century onward, typically chosen to honor family heritage or literary admiration. Variant surname spellings include Agey and Agée; near-soundalikes such as Aggie (a diminutive of Agnes/Agatha) or the initialism A.J. are unrelated etymologically. Compact, biblically anchored, and surname-cool, Agee offers a distinctive, understated choice.

⚙ Agee is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 73 recorded uses across 27 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.