Meaning of the nameAghata
- Female
- A-gha-ta
Aghata is a spelling of the name Ágata.
Meaning
The meaning of Aghata is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 21,481
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,018
- Median age
- 5 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,755
- people
Aghata in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aghata, 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 (9,950 people).
21,331 women 150 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 Aghata is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aghata in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,134 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,226 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 1,583 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 1,448 | 0.018% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,385 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 1,251 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 1,203 | 0.018% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,066 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 976 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 953 | 0.024% |
| Santa Catarina | 797 | 0.011% |
| Ceará | 688 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 587 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 586 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 541 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 352 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 337 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 304 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 297 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 273 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 270 | 0.033% |
| Amapá | 251 | 0.034% |
| Sergipe | 241 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 232 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 220 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 154 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 126 | 0.020% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Aghata
It writes GH in place of the TH of Agatha; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it among the spelling variants of Ágata, and the origin of this spelling is uncertain.
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
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ágata · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ágata · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Ágatha · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Aghata
What does the name Aghata mean?
The meaning of Aghata is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Aghata in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,481 people with the first name Aghata, which ranks it number 1,018 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Aghata a boy's or a girl's name?
Aghata is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 21,331 women and 150 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Aghata most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.034% of the state's population is named Aghata (251 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Aghata?
Ágatha, Ágata and Hagata. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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