How Many People Are Named Agatha?
An estimated 3,480 people in the United States have the first name Agatha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Agatha peaked in popularity in 1918 with 218 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Agatha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Agatha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,480
About 1 in 98,493 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1918
218 births
Total Registered
9,369
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Agatha
Agatha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,369 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Agatha as a female name
Ranked #1,618 in 2024
128 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (218 births)
Agatha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Agatha span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 1,654 babies were registered. While Agatha is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Agatha by Decade
How has Agatha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Agatha by State
Birth registrations for Agatha span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in Connecticut, Colorado, Washington. On average, about 112 Agathas were registered per state.
Agatha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Agatha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Agatha
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Agatha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Agatha?
We estimate approximately 3,480 people named Agatha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 98,493 Americans share this first name.
Is Agatha a common name?
Agatha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,369 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Agatha most popular?
Agatha reached peak popularity in 1918, when 218 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Agatha is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Agatha a female name?
Agatha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Agatha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Agatha Smith, Agatha Johnson, Agatha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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