Agatha Girl
How popular is Agatha?
#1,703 girl name in 2025
120 baby girls were named Agatha in the US in 2025, making it the 1703rd most popular girl name.
3,931living people named Agatha (est.)
35median age of people named Agatha
9,491babies named Agatha since 1880
1 in 27,628US babies born in 2025
Agatha popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,703 for girls (▼ 90 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 120 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,169 in 2015, #2,115 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (218 girls) |
| Highest rank | #365 in 1891 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Agatha is most popular
Babies named Agatha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Massachusetts: 0.4 per 1,000 (49 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (40 girls)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (76 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (65 girls)
Agatha by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 212 | #389 |
| 1890s | 468 | #365 |
| 1900s | 623 | #396 |
| 1910s | 1,654 | #392 |
| 1920s | 1,624 | #473 |
| 1930s | 884 | #646 |
| 1940s | 609 | #780 |
| 1950s | 508 | #1,089 |
| 1960s | 324 | #1,741 |
| 1970s | 246 | #2,455 |
| 1980s | 314 | #2,050 |
| 1990s | 235 | #3,580 |
| 2000s | 362 | #3,005 |
| 2010s | 716 | #1,937 |
| 2020s | 712 | #1,532 |
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Questions
- Is Agatha a boy or girl name?
- Agatha is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Agatha were girls.
- How popular is the name Agatha?
- 120 baby girls were named Agatha in the US in 2025, making it the 1703rd most popular girl name.
- When was Agatha most popular?
- Agatha peaked in 1918, when 218 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #365 in 1891.
- How many people are named Agatha?
- 9,491 babies have been named Agatha in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,931 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
- Where is Agatha most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Agatha was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.