Agatha

Meaning and origin of Agatha

Popularity of Agatha in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2022.
• Over recent years, Agatha has been rising (+10.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Agatha every 65 schools, all spellings combined.

Agatha in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  914^th girls’ name34 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,544

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  717^th girls’ name12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,404

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  829^th girls’ name131 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,861−2.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  842^nd girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,769

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,659^th girls’ name373 babies in 3 years1 girl in 12,955+7.7% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Agata (in French)30

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Agatha

• Alexie
• Anthéa
• Althéa
• Appoline
• Aléna
• Eulalie
• Mélanie
• Aglaé
• Angela
• Sofya
• Maïly
• Zoey

See also

• →French names of Greek origin