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Agatha

Girl

Meaning of Agatha: Greek: 'good, honorable'

Agatha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1652nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 837th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1652

120 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#837

44 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,491

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 29 babies1982: 50 babies1983: 33 babies1984: 28 babies1985: 25 babies1986: 30 babies1987: 35 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 29 babies1993: 30 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 23 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 53 babies2006: 50 babies2007: 47 babies2008: 38 babies2009: 36 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 51 babies2012: 44 babies2013: 62 babies2014: 71 babies2015: 87 babies2016: 77 babies2017: 95 babies2018: 102 babies2019: 78 babies2020: 86 babies20202021: 137 babies2022: 116 babies2023: 124 babies2024: 129 babies2025: 120 babies
US babies named Agatha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 137.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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