Agatha is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1918 and has grown less common since.
Agatha is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,703 for girl births in the United States (and #3,129 across all names), given to 120 babies. Agatha first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (218 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | #1,703 |
| 2024 | 129 | 129 | #1,613 |
| 2023 | 124 | 124 | #1,671 |
| 2022 | 116 | 116 | #1,775 |
| 2021 | 137 | 137 | #1,532 |
| 2020 | 86 | 86 | #2,116 |
| 2019 | 78 | 78 | #2,306 |
| 2018 | 102 | 102 | #1,937 |
| 2017 | 95 | 95 | #2,055 |
| 2016 | 77 | 77 | #2,412 |
| 2015 | 87 | 87 | #2,169 |
| 2014 | 71 | 71 | #2,518 |
| 2013 | 62 | 62 | #2,770 |
| 2012 | 44 | 44 | #3,585 |
| 2011 | 51 | 51 | #3,223 |
| 2010 | 49 | 49 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 36 | 36 | #4,199 |
| 2008 | 38 | 38 | #4,090 |
| 2007 | 47 | 47 | #3,482 |
| 2006 | 50 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2005 | 53 | 53 | #3,009 |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 | #5,208 |
| 2003 | 38 | 38 | #3,658 |
| 2002 | 25 | 25 | #4,771 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | #5,013 |
| 2000 | 28 | 28 | #4,294 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | #4,578 |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | #4,024 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #6,166 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #6,398 |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #4,218 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #5,989 |
| 1993 | 30 | — | #3,588 |
| 1992 | 29 | — | #3,681 |
| 1991 | 27 | — | #3,818 |
| 1990 | 29 | — | #3,624 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | #3,478 |
| 1988 | 27 | — | #3,483 |
| 1987 | 35 | — | #2,781 |
| 1986 | 30 | — | #3,054 |
| 1985 | 25 | — | #3,419 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | #3,069 |
| 1983 | 33 | — | #2,659 |
| 1982 | 50 | — | #2,050 |
| 1981 | 29 | — | #2,986 |
| 1980 | 28 | — | #3,069 |
| 1979 | 33 | — | #2,674 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #4,079 |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #3,269 |
| 1976 | 32 | — | #2,486 |
| 1975 | 21 | — | #3,260 |
| 1974 | 24 | — | #2,923 |
| 1973 | 30 | — | #2,456 |
| 1972 | 21 | — | #3,062 |
| 1971 | 25 | — | #2,801 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | #3,209 |
| 1969 | 33 | — | #2,209 |
| 1968 | 27 | — | #2,360 |
| 1967 | 27 | — | #2,327 |
| 1966 | 25 | — | #2,407 |
| 1965 | 30 | — | #2,155 |
| 1964 | 43 | — | #1,781 |
| 1963 | 30 | — | #2,172 |
| 1962 | 30 | — | #2,163 |
| 1961 | 43 | — | #1,744 |
| 1960 | 36 | — | #1,890 |
| 1959 | 38 | — | #1,794 |
| 1958 | 54 | — | #1,448 |
| 1957 | 46 | — | #1,589 |
| 1956 | 36 | — | #1,760 |
| 1955 | 37 | — | #1,692 |
| 1954 | 51 | — | #1,409 |
| 1953 | 47 | — | #1,425 |
| 1952 | 60 | — | #1,225 |
| 1951 | 73 | — | #1,090 |
| 1950 | 66 | — | #1,135 |
| 1949 | 58 | — | #1,190 |
| 1948 | 49 | — | #1,313 |
| 1947 | 56 | — | #1,204 |
| 1946 | 68 | — | #1,023 |
| 1945 | 68 | — | #914 |
| 1944 | 47 | — | #1,140 |
| 1943 | 60 | — | #1,027 |
| 1942 | 58 | — | #1,025 |
| 1941 | 63 | — | #924 |
| 1940 | 82 | — | #780 |
| 1939 | 70 | — | #825 |
| 1938 | 80 | — | #786 |
| 1937 | 90 | — | #717 |
| 1936 | 77 | — | #768 |
| 1935 | 102 | — | #647 |
| 1934 | 75 | — | #774 |
| 1933 | 99 | — | #659 |
| 1932 | 94 | — | #698 |
| 1931 | 94 | — | #688 |
| 1930 | 103 | — | #675 |
| 1929 | 121 | — | #625 |
| 1928 | 135 | — | #604 |
| 1927 | 133 | — | #618 |
| 1926 | 151 | — | #578 |
| 1925 | 168 | — | #556 |
| 1924 | 180 | — | #540 |
| 1923 | 156 | — | #574 |
| 1922 | 187 | — | #509 |
| 1921 | 187 | — | #519 |
| 1920 | 206 | — | #473 |
| 1919 | 199 | — | #472 |
| 1918 | 218 | — | #452 |
| 1917 | 217 | — | #434 |
| 1916 | 213 | — | #431 |
| 1915 | 199 | — | #431 |
| 1914 | 172 | — | #403 |
| 1913 | 153 | — | #392 |
| 1912 | 121 | — | #427 |
| 1911 | 83 | — | #446 |
| 1910 | 79 | — | #450 |
| 1909 | 72 | — | #435 |
| 1908 | 62 | — | #456 |
| 1907 | 65 | — | #444 |
| 1906 | 72 | — | #404 |
| 1905 | 66 | — | #420 |
| 1904 | 52 | — | #450 |
| 1903 | 64 | — | #396 |
| 1902 | 51 | — | #434 |
| 1901 | 54 | — | #404 |
| 1900 | 65 | — | #417 |
| 1899 | 58 | — | #381 |
| 1898 | 56 | — | #411 |
| 1897 | 50 | — | #414 |
| 1896 | 50 | — | #403 |
| 1895 | 47 | — | #411 |
| 1894 | 42 | — | #429 |
| 1893 | 38 | — | #436 |
| 1892 | 39 | — | #429 |
| 1891 | 46 | — | #365 |
| 1890 | 42 | — | #384 |
| 1889 | 33 | — | #422 |
| 1888 | 33 | — | #431 |
| 1887 | 25 | — | #446 |
| 1886 | 23 | — | #451 |
| 1885 | 19 | — | #485 |
| 1884 | 18 | — | #480 |
| 1883 | 14 | — | #517 |
| 1882 | 21 | — | #389 |
| 1881 | 10 | — | #539 |
| 1880 | 16 | — | #421 |