Meaning of the nameÁgata
- Female
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Á-ga-ta
Ágata is a feminine name inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese, which comes from Latin Agatha and, before that, from the Greek Agathḗ, 'good'.
- People (2022)
- 63,289
- Rank in Brazil
- #488
- Median age
- 6 years
- 2010 Census
- 23,424
- people
Ágata in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ágata, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (29,172 people).
62,925 women 364 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ágata is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ágata in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 11,126 | 0.025% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,604 | 0.022% |
| Pará | 4,574 | 0.056% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,459 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,151 | 0.038% |
| Bahia | 4,054 | 0.029% |
| Paraná | 3,429 | 0.030% |
| Pernambuco | 3,076 | 0.034% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,052 | 0.040% |
| Amazonas | 2,937 | 0.075% |
| Maranhão | 2,645 | 0.039% |
| Ceará | 2,189 | 0.025% |
| Goiás | 1,745 | 0.025% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,305 | 0.036% |
| Alagoas | 1,274 | 0.041% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,179 | 0.031% |
| Piauí | 938 | 0.029% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 903 | 0.033% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 832 | 0.025% |
| Distrito Federal | 813 | 0.029% |
| Paraíba | 794 | 0.020% |
| Rondônia | 780 | 0.049% |
| Amapá | 628 | 0.086% |
| Sergipe | 566 | 0.026% |
| Acre | 539 | 0.065% |
| Roraima | 379 | 0.060% |
| Tocantins | 318 | 0.021% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ágata
Wiktionary explains that Ágata was inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Ágata, from Latin Agatha, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), 'good'. Behind the Name describes Agatha as the Latin form of the Greek Agathe, from agathos, 'good', and gives Ágata and Águeda as Portuguese forms. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Agatha, Aghata and Hagata among the spelling variants of Ágata. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 63,289 people named Ágata, with a median age of 6. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
It is the form that Wiktionary gives as the main one in Portuguese, with an accent on the first A; it sounds like the common Portuguese word ágata, 'agate'.
Other spellings of Ágata
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ágata · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Agatha · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ágata · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Ágatha · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Ágata
What does the name Ágata mean?
Ágata means “good”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Ágata in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 63,289 people with the first name Ágata, which ranks it number 488 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Ágata a boy's or a girl's name?
Ágata is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 62,925 women and 364 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ágata?
Ágata is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ágata most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.086% of the state's population is named Ágata (628 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ágata?
Ágatha, Aghata and Hagata. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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