Boys' name · since 2002
Agastya
1,608 babies named Agastya in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,778 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #932 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,608
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,608 babies have been named Agastya since 2002, making it today's #932 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agastya has been recorded 1,608 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #932 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #3,778 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #932 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,608 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agastya ranks #3,778 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #932 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,608 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,778 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #932 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,608
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Agastya's 1,608 recorded births place it above 91.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Agastya compares
1,608 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Agastya's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Agastya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,608 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 253 | 34 | 22,252 |
Agastya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Agastya's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 253, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Agastya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 253
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Agastya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (988 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Agastya's strongest decade.
988 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Agastya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 107
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
513 births
- 2020s
2020s
988 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 988 births (61% of all-time use).
How Agastya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Agastya's total volume
Agastya by state
Where Agastya concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 343 | 21.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 174 | 10.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 147 | 9.1% |
| #4 | Washington | | 86 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 53 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 51 | 3.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 28 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 25 | 1.6% |
343 of 1,608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Agastya appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Agastyas (343 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Agastya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Agastya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.