Recorded 1893–1977 Girls' name Peak 1928 304 births

Agapita — girls' name

304 babies named Agapita in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s111910s481920s1301930s531940s381950s131970s6
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Agapita was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

20 babies were named Agapita in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Agapita

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Agapita between 1893 and 1977, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Agapita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Agapita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Agapita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Agapita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Agapita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 304 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Agapita at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

304

Since 1893

85 years of records

Peak year

1928

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1893

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 1977

Agapita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1893

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1928)
20
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
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Agapita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
130 births that decade — 43% of Agapita's all-time total
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Agapita by state

Where Agapita concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Agapita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
117 38.5%
Texas share of Agapita's total US births 38.5%

117 of 304 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Agapita?
304 babies have been named Agapita since 1893. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1928 with 20 births.
When was Agapita most popular?
Agapita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Agapita most popular?
The top states for the name Agapita are Texas (117 births).
How long has the name Agapita been used?
Agapita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 85 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Agapita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Agatha, Agata, Agam, Agape, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1893–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.