Agatha
About Agatha
Agatha until recently summoned up visions of martyred saints, mauve silk dresses, and high lace collars, but now that some dauntless excavators have begun to resurrect it, we're sure more will follow their lead. Actor Thomas Gibson used it for his daughter in 2004.
Popular in the middle ages, Agatha was brought to England at the time of the Norman Conquest by a daughter of William the Conquerer. Agatha is the name of the patron saint of firefighters and nurses, and in more modern times has been closely tied to the period mysteries of Agatha Christie. P.G. Wodehouse created the vivid character of Bertie Wooster's daunting Aunt Agatha.
Agatha also boasts the cute nickname Aggie. The French version, Agathe, is tres chic there.
As of October 2026, Agatha ranked #1703 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #365 in 1891, Nameberry popularity #651.
Editor's take: The name Agatha is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "good woman".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,517 | 71 | 39.7 |
| 2015 | #2,169 | 87 | 48.7 |
| 2016 | #2,411 | 77 | 43.5 |
| 2017 | #2,054 | 95 | 55 |
| 2018 | #1,937 | 102 | 60 |
| 2019 | #2,306 | 78 | 46.5 |
| 2020 | #2,115 | 86 | 53.2 |
| 2021 | #1,532 | 137 | 83.5 |
| 2022 | #1,774 | 116 | 70.7 |
| 2023 | #1,670 | 124 | 77.3 |
| 2024 | #1,618 | 128 | 79 |
| 2025 | #1,703 | 120 | 74.7 |
World rankings
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Agatha on lists
Famous Agathas
- Agatha of Normandy
daughter of William the Conqueror
- Agatha
wife of Edward the Exile of England
- Agatha
Bulgarian Empress, second wife of Emperor Samuil
- Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
English mystery novelist
- Agatha Ruiz De La Prada
Spanish fashion designer
- Agatha Barbara
first woman president of Malta
- Agatha K. Sangma
Indian MP
- Agatha of Lorraine
wife of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
- Agatha (born Agathe Charlotte Pauline Marie)
Princess of Hohenlohe,Schillingsfürst
Agatha in pop culture
- Agatha Trunchbull
character in Roald Dahl's "Matilda"
- Agatha De Lacey
in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
- Agatha Mikhailovna
in Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"
- Agatha
character in "The Soul of a Bishop" by H.G. Wells
- Splendora Agatha "Aggie" Cromwell
in "Halloweentown" films
- Agatha Pitt
character in American Girl Samantha series; twin of sister Agnes
- Agatha Heterodyne
Girl Genius, comic series
- Agatha Raisin
character in a series by Marion Chesney
- Agatha
character in movie "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
- Agatha
gym leader in Pokemon video games
- Agatha Harkness
witch in Marvel Comics
- Aunt Agatha Gregson
in novels by P. G. Wodehouse
- Agatha
character in manga "Claymore"
- Agatha Lively
precognitive in "Minority Report"
- Agatha
from the School for Good and Evil book series
- Agatha Wellbelove
in Rainbow Rowell's "Carry On"
- Agitha
the "Bug Princess" in "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess"
- Agatha Poldark
Ross Poldark's great,aunt in Poldark
- Agatka ("Agatha" in the English subtitles)
character in webseries "Kraina Grzybów"
- Lady Agatha Danbury
character in Shonda Rhimes’ “Bridgerton” and “Queen Charlotte” series
- Aunt Agatha
character in movie "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble"
- Agatha
character in series "Jessie"
Variations & nicknames
- AgotaHungarian
- AgatáSlavic
- GanyaRussian
- AgiHungarian
- GashkaRussian
- GashaRussian
- AgashaRussian
- AgothaHungarian
- AguedaPortuguese
- AgafiaRussian
- AgataScandinavian
- AgatheGreek
- AtkaPolish
- ÁgataSpanish
More nicknames
- Aggie