# Agatha (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/agatha/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “good” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæɡəθə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Taggie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 9,491 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 9,491 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,094, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Agatha, chiefly in honor of St Agatha, a 3rd-century Christian martyr, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 51 | 3,223 |
| 2012 | 44 | 3,585 |
| 2013 | 62 | 2,770 |
| 2014 | 71 | 2,518 |
| 2015 | 87 | 2,169 |
| 2016 | 77 | 2,412 |
| 2017 | 95 | 2,055 |
| 2018 | 102 | 1,937 |
| 2019 | 78 | 2,306 |
| 2020 | 86 | 2,116 |
| 2021 | 137 | 1,532 |
| 2022 | 116 | 1,775 |
| 2023 | 124 | 1,671 |
| 2024 | 129 | 1,613 |
| 2025 | 120 | 1,703 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47 | 789 |
| 2012 | 37 | 975 |
| 2013 | 52 | 750 |
| 2014 | 52 | 750 |
| 2015 | 61 | 666 |
| 2016 | 55 | 727 |
| 2017 | 61 | 673 |
| 2018 | 46 | 815 |
| 2019 | 68 | 584 |
| 2020 | 49 | 749 |
| 2021 | 40 | 884 |
| 2022 | 42 | 839 |
| 2023 | 41 | 865 |
| 2024 | 44 | 837 |
| 2025 | 46 | 792 |

## In other languages

- Armenian: Ագաթա
- Bulgarian: Ага́фия
- Catalan: Àgata, Àgueda
- Chinese: 阿加莎, 亞加大 /亚加大
- Czech: Agáta
- Danish: Agathe
- Dutch: Agatha, Aagje
- Esperanto: Agata
- Estonian: Aet
- Finnish: Agata
- French: Agathe
- Georgian: აგათა
- German: Agathe
- Greek: Αγάθη
- Hungarian: Ágota
- Italian: Agata
- Latin: Agatha
- Latvian: Agate
- Lithuanian: Agota
- Norwegian: Ågot

## People named Agatha

- Agatha Christie, English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
- Agatha of Sicily, Christian saint and martyress (235–261)
- Ágatha Bednarczuk, Brazilian beach volleyball player
- Agatha of Lorraine, Countess consort of Burgundy (c.1120–1147)
- Raye, British singer-songwriter
- Kim Weston, American soul singer
- Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-American singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.