Agatha
Girl name · #1703 in 2025 · Very rare
Agatha ranks #1703 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 120 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2169, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,000 girls born in 2025 was named Agatha.
The 145-year story
Agatha first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 16 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1918, when 218 girls were named Agatha — good for #452 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Agatha per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Agatha in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Agatha is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Agatha will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Agatha is most common
Geography matters for names, and Agatha is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Agatha is most common in MA (0.6 per 1,000), FL (0.1 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Agatha is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Agatha
Statistically, parents drawn to Agatha tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Adella, Odessa, Leora, Zella, and Leonora.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Agatha | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 120 | #1703 |
| 2024 | 129 | #1613 |
| 2023 | 124 | #1669 |
| 2022 | 116 | #1775 |
| 2021 | 137 | #1532 |
| 2020 | 86 | #2115 |
| 2019 | 78 | #2305 |
| 2018 | 102 | #1937 |
| 2017 | 95 | #2053 |
| 2016 | 77 | #2412 |
| 2015 | 87 | #2169 |
| 2014 | 71 | #2517 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2769 |
| 2012 | 44 | #3583 |
| 2011 | 51 | #3222 |
| 2010 | 49 | #3306 |
| 2009 | 36 | #4196 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4089 |
| 2007 | 47 | #3482 |
| 2006 | 50 | #3264 |
| 2005 | 53 | #3009 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5208 |
| 2003 | 38 | #3655 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4767 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5009 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Agatha a popular girl name?
Agatha ranked #1703 among girls in 2025 with 120 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2169.
When was the name Agatha most popular?
Agatha peaked in 1918, when 218 American girls received the name (ranked #452 that year). Since 1918 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Agatha?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,000 newborn American girls was named Agatha. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.