Agatha
Agatha was the 1703rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 120 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 365th; the most babies were born in 1918 (218). Over the last ten years it has moved up 466 places. More babies were named Agatha in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,703 girls, up 413 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 120girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918218 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,491babies recorded
Agatha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,703 | 120 |
| 2020 | #2,116 | 86 |
| 2010 | #3,307 | 49 |
| 2000 | #4,294 | 28 |
| 1990 | #3,624 | 29 |
| 1980 | #3,069 | 28 |
| 1970 | #3,209 | 20 |
| 1960 | #1,890 | 36 |
| 1950 | #1,135 | 66 |
| 1940 | #780 | 82 |
| 1930 | #675 | 103 |
| 1920 | #473 | 206 |
| 1910 | #450 | 79 |
| 1900 | #417 | 65 |
| 1890 | #384 | 42 |
| 1880 | #421 | 16 |
How popular is Agatha, counting every spelling?
Agatha has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,537 for girls in 2025, against #1,703 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Agatha?
120 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Agatha (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Agatha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 70 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Agatha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Agatha?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Agatha are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 9 and 66. That makes Agatha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Agatha by state
How common Agatha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (5.3×), New Jersey (2.9×), Florida (2.3×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Agatha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Agatha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Agatha
How popular is the name Agatha?
Agatha was the 1703rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 120 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 365th; the most babies were born in 1918 (218). Over the last ten years it has moved up 466 places. More babies were named Agatha in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Agatha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Agatha in the US.
Where is Agatha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Agatha was most common in Massachusetts (0.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Florida.