Girls' name · since 1911
Agueda
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 245 babies named Agueda, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 245
- born since 1911
- 1980s
- peak decade
Agueda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 245 have been recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Agueda recorded 245 times among girls since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2022.
- #17,771 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 245 born since 1911
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agueda ranks #17,771 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 245 born since 1911, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 245
- born since 1911
- 1980s
- peak decade
Agueda's 245 recorded births place it above 75.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Agueda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Agueda's full recorded timeline at 1984, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Agueda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2022
- Peak year (1980)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Agueda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (56 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Agueda's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Agueda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 56 births (23% of all-time use).
Agueda by state
Where Agueda concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
36 of 245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Agueda's data
- Agueda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aguedas (36 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Agueda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1911–2022 (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 Agueda 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.