Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Agatha

Meaning good Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,703 Trend ↑ Rising 46%

Borrowed from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Rank 2025
#1,703
among girls · ↓90 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
120
named Agatha · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,394
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
218 babies
All-time total
9,491
#1,742 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Agatha popularity over time

9,491 babies have been named Agatha since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1899Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 212 21 – #389
1890s 468 47 +121% #365
1900s 623 62 +33% #396
1910s 1,654 165 +165% #392
1920s 1,624 162 -2% #473
1930s 884 88 -46% #647
1940s 609 61 -31% #780
1950s 508 51 -17% #1,090
1960s 324 32 -36% #1,744
1970s 246 25 -24% #2,456
1980s 314 31 +28% #2,050
1990s 235 24 -25% #3,588
2000s 362 36 +54% #3,009
2010s 716 72 +98% #1,937
2020s (to 2025) 712 119 +66% #1,532

Where Agatha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 126 0.08 outside top 500
2027 132 0.08 outside top 500
2028 137 0.09 outside top 500
2029 142 0.09 outside top 500
2030 146 0.09 outside top 500

Where Agatha is most popular

Girls named Agatha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.077 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Agatha born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 49 0.405 +425%
New Jersey 40 0.222 +187%
Florida 76 0.178 +130%
New York 34 0.086 +11%
California 65 0.077 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 18 0.076 ≈ national
Texas 45 0.056 -27%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -32%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -40%
Colorado 5 0.045 -42%
Washington 5 0.035 -55%
Ohio 7 0.030 -62%
Virginia 5 0.029 -62%
Michigan 5 0.027 -64%
Illinois 6 0.026 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Agatha

Agatha is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,703 in 2025 with 120 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 9,491 American babies have been named Agatha. Its peak came in 1918, when 218 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Agatha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Agatha?

The median living Agatha is about 34 years old; half are between 9 and 68. An estimated 3,900 people named Agatha are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Agatha year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 120 #1,703
2024 129 #1,613
2023 124 #1,671
2022 116 #1,775
2021 137 #1,532
2020 86 #2,116
2019 78 #2,306
2018 102 #1,937
2017 95 #2,055
2016 77 #2,412
2015 87 #2,169
2014 71 #2,518
2013 62 #2,770
2012 44 #3,585
2011 51 #3,223
2010 49 #3,307
2009 36 #4,199
2008 38 #4,090
2007 47 #3,482
2006 50 #3,266
2005 53 #3,009
2004 24 #5,208
2003 38 #3,658
2002 25 #4,771
2001 23 #5,013
2000 28 #4,294
1995 24 #4,218
1990 29 #3,624
1985 25 #3,419
1980 28 #3,069
1975 21 #3,260
1970 20 #3,209
1965 30 #2,155
1960 36 #1,890
1955 37 #1,692
1950 66 #1,135
1945 68 #914
1940 82 #780
1935 102 #647
1930 103 #675
1925 168 #556
1920 206 #473
1915 199 #431
1910 79 #450
1905 66 #420
1900 65 #417
1895 47 #411
1890 42 #384
1885 19 #485
1880 16 #421

Famous people named Agatha

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Agatha Christie Agatha Christie English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976) 19th century
  2. 2 Agatha of Sicily Agatha of Sicily Saint and virgin martyr 235–261 · Antiquity
  3. 3 Agatha Barbara Agatha Barbara President of Malta from 1982 to 1987 1923–2002 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Agatha, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Agatha?

The median living Agatha is about 34 years old. Half of all living Agathas are between 9 and 68 years old.

How many people named Agatha are alive today?

An estimated 3,900 people named Agatha are alive in the United States, based on 9,491 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Agatha mean?

Borrowed from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

How popular is the name Agatha in 2025?

Agatha ranked #1,703 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 120 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Agatha?

9,491 babies have been named Agatha in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Agatha most popular?

Agatha peaked in 1918, when 218 newborns received the name.

Is Agatha a boy or girl name?

Agatha is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Agatha rising or falling?

Agatha is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Agatha become more popular?

Agatha is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 146 girls named Agatha in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Agatha?

Well-known people named Agatha include Agatha Christie (writer), Agatha of Sicily (religious figure), Agatha Barbara (politician).

Names like Agatha

Names that sound and feel close to Agatha: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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