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Agastya

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Meaning of Agastya: Sanskrit: 'purifier'

Agastya is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 932nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 613th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#932

253 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#613

62 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,608

First recorded 2002 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 31 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 36 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 37 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 58 babies2014: 41 babies2015: 76 babies2016: 63 babies2017: 55 babies2018: 60 babies2019: 75 babies2020: 107 babies20202021: 119 babies2022: 144 babies2023: 160 babies2024: 205 babies2025: 253 babies
US babies named Agastya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 253.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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