Baby Name Popularity Profile

Agastya

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Agastya.

✦ Mountain thrower 🌍 Sanskrit Mythological Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #929
All-Time Peak Rank #929 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 1,608 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 2002 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 253 births in 2025
💡 The Agastya Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Mountain thrower
Language Origin Sanskrit
Origin Type single
Derived from Sanskrit, often interpreted as 'mountain thrower' (from *aga* 'mountain' and *astya* 'thrower'). Agastya is a revered Vedic sage in Hindu tradition.
Alternative Spellings
Agasthya
Pronunciation: Uh-GAHS-tyuh
Themes & Categories
Mythological Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Agastya across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +136.4%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +232.9%
2015: 76 births 76 2016: 63 births 2017: 55 births 2018: 60 births 2019: 75 births 2020: 107 births 107 2021: 119 births 2022: 144 births 2023: 160 births 2024: 205 births 2025: 253 births 253
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 253 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 20 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 0
2000s: 107
2010s: 513
2020s: 988

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ag-asty-a
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Washington
Top States Washington, New Jersey, California, Texas, Massachusetts
States with Data 16
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Washington #284 86 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #355 147 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #442 343 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #789 174 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #362 51 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #875 25 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #1135 53 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #873 28 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #853 19 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 10 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #382 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1419 23 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio Unranked 13 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #811 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania Unranked 10 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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