Girls' name · since 1893
Agda
52 babies named Agda in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1893
- 1890s
- peak decade
52 girls have been named Agda since 1893, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agda has been recorded 52 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1890s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1924.
- #34,472 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1893
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agda ranks #34,472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1893, peaking in the 1890s.
- #34,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1893
- 1890s
- peak decade
Agda's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Agda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Agda's full recorded timeline at 1898, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Agda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1924
- Peak year (1915)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Agda by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (31 births, 60% of the file).
1890s was Agda's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Agda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
31 births
- 1910s
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 31 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Agda's data
- Agda's decade-level peak was the 1890s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Agda
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Agda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1893–1924 (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 Agda 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.