Agatha
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Agatha comes from Greek and means “good,” sometimes expanded to “good and kind” or “honorable,” with Aggie as the usual nickname. Mystery novelist Agatha Christie gives the name a British feel, and while many parents find it dated, Agata and the French Agathe offer softer options. Saint Agatha is associated with bells and is considered a patron of firefighters and nurses.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Agatha in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Agatha against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Agatha is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Agatha in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 120 girls were named Agatha, making it the #1703 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 9,491 girls have been named Agatha, with the most (218) in 1918. It is most common, relative to births, in Massachusetts, Washington and Pennsylvania.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Agatha in other languages
- Agata Italian, Polish
- Ágata Portuguese, Spanish
- Agate Latvian
- Agathe French
- Agota Lithuanian
- Agáta Czech
- Àgueda Catalan
- Ágota Hungarian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Agatha
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Agatha, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Agatha (Category 2) | 2022 | Eastern Pacific | 176 km/h |
| Tropical storm Agatha | 2016 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Agatha | 2010 | Eastern Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Agatha | 2004 | Eastern Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Agatha | 1998 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Agatha | 1992 | Eastern Pacific | 111 km/h |
| Hurricane Agatha (Category 1) | 1986 | Eastern Pacific | 120 km/h |
| Hurricane Agatha (Category 3) | 1980 | Eastern Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Hurricane Agatha (Category 1) | 1975 | Eastern Pacific | 130 km/h |
| Cyclone Agatha (Category 1) | 1972 | South Pacific | 130 km/h |
…and 2 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Agatha
There are 9 towns and villages with Agatha in their name, in 6 countries.
🇦🇹 Austria 2🇨🇦 Canada 2🇺🇸 United States 2🇧🇪 Belgium 1🇳🇱 The Netherlands 1🇿🇦 South Africa 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Saint Agatha | Maine, 🇺🇸 United States | 834 | Map |
| Sankt Agatha | Upper Austria, 🇦🇹 Austria | 765 | Map |
| St. Agatha | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | 450 | Map |
| Sint Agatha | North Brabant, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands | 310 | Map |
| Sankt Agatha | Upper Austria, 🇦🇹 Austria | 307 | Map |
| Agatha | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Agatha | Idaho, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Agatha | KwaZulu-Natal, 🇿🇦 South Africa | – | Map |
| Sint-Agatha-Rode | Flanders, 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1,647 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Agatha
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Agatha in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Agatha | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Agatha songs
9 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Agatha in their title. The best known:
- Agatha All Along – Kathryn Hahn (2021)
- AGATHA (Södergren)
- Agatha
- ST. AGATHA (53216)
- ST. AGATHA (Barnby)
- ST. AGATHA (Mortimer)
- ST. AGATHA (Ouseley)
- ST. AGATHA (Southgate)
- St. AGATHA (Smith)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Agatha
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Agatha as a pet name
FurryName has found 40 dogs named Agatha in public pet registers, making it the #2,743 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Framingham (1), Victoria (1), Worcester (1). Agatha as a dog name →
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