Total births
52
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.
- 52
- total births
- 1893–1924
- years on record
- 1890s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that 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.
- 52 total births
- 1893–1924 years on record
- 1890s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
52 girls have been named Agda since 1893, peaking in the 1890s, last recorded in 1924.
- 52
- total births
- 1893–1924
- years on record
- 1890s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
1890s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Agda was born in this single decade.
1915
Single peak year
10 babies were named Agda in 1915 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1924Peak year
1915
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1893
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Agda? ▼
52 babies have been named Agda since 1893. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1915 with 10 births.
When was Agda most popular? ▼
Agda was most popular in the 1890s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Agda been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Agda since 1893 -- 32 years through the most recent 1924 data.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Agda: Baby Name Since 1893 - 52 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/agda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.