Meaning of the nameÁgatha
- Female
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Á-ga-tha
Ágatha is a spelling of the name Ágata, which means “good”.
Meaning
“good”
Meaning of the name Ágata, of which Ágatha is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Ágata · Behind the Name: Agatha
- People (2022)
- 99,759
- Rank in Brazil
- #321
- Median age
- 5 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,041
- people
Ágatha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ágatha, 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 (45,700 people).
99,231 women 528 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 Ágatha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ágatha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 19,263 | 0.043% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 11,270 | 0.070% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,191 | 0.035% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,114 | 0.056% |
| Pará | 5,954 | 0.073% |
| Bahia | 5,755 | 0.041% |
| Paraná | 5,522 | 0.048% |
| Pernambuco | 4,267 | 0.047% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,222 | 0.056% |
| Amazonas | 4,062 | 0.103% |
| Maranhão | 3,589 | 0.053% |
| Ceará | 3,313 | 0.038% |
| Goiás | 2,493 | 0.035% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,863 | 0.049% |
| Alagoas | 1,849 | 0.059% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,834 | 0.050% |
| Paraíba | 1,682 | 0.042% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,463 | 0.053% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,457 | 0.052% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,228 | 0.037% |
| Piauí | 1,123 | 0.034% |
| Sergipe | 973 | 0.044% |
| Rondônia | 839 | 0.053% |
| Amapá | 823 | 0.112% |
| Acre | 649 | 0.078% |
| Tocantins | 483 | 0.032% |
| Roraima | 478 | 0.075% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ágatha
It is the most common spelling of the group; it keeps the TH of the Latin form Agatha, and Wiktionary records it as a variant of Ágata.
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.
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 Ágatha
What does the name Ágatha mean?
Ágatha means “good”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Ágata, of which Ágatha is a spelling.
How many people are named Ágatha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 99,759 people with the first name Ágatha, which ranks it number 321 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Ágatha a boy's or a girl's name?
Ágatha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 99,231 women and 528 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ágatha?
Ágatha is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ágatha most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.112% of the state's population is named Ágatha (823 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ágatha?
Ágata, Aghata and Hagata. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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