Girls' name · since 1880
Agatha
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 9,491 babies named Agatha, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,703 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,491
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
9,491 babies have been named Agatha since 1880, making it today's #1703 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Agatha recorded 9,491 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1703 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,703 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,491 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agatha ranks #1,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,703 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,491 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #1,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,703 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,491
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Agatha's 9,491 recorded births place it above 97.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Agatha compares
9,491 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Agatha's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Agatha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,491 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 218 | 21 | 19,840 |
Agatha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Agatha's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 218, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Agatha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 218
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Agatha by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (1,654 births, 17% of the file).
1910s was Agatha's strongest decade.
1,654 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Agatha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 212
1880s
212 births
- 1890s 468
1890s
468 births
- 1900s 623
1900s
623 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,654 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,624 births
- 1930s
1930s
884 births
- 1940s 609
1940s
609 births
- 1950s 508
1950s
508 births
- 1960s 324
1960s
324 births
- 1970s 246
1970s
246 births
- 1980s 314
1980s
314 births
- 1990s 235
1990s
235 births
- 2000s 362
2000s
362 births
- 2010s
2010s
716 births
- 2020s
2020s
712 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 1,654 births (17% of all-time use).
How Agatha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Agatha's total volume
Agatha by state
Where Agatha concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,101 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 393 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 209 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 191 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 186 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 180 | 1.9% |
| #7 | California | | 175 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 174 | 1.8% |
1,101 of 9,491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Agatha appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Agatha's data
- Agatha's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (1,654 total births) through the 2020s (712) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Agathas (1,101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Agatha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Agatha 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.