Gender
Origin
- Indian
- name of a wise man
- Hindi
- The mountain thrower
Syllables
4
Pronunciation
a-gast-ya, ag(as)-tya
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #929, 253 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 253 |
| 2024 | 205 |
| 2023 | 160 |
| 2022 | 144 |
| 2021 | 119 |
| 2020 | 107 |
| 2019 | 75 |
| 2018 | 60 |
| 2017 | 55 |
| 2016 | 63 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #614, 62 births); most recent 2025 (rank #728, 48 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 |
| 2024 | 62 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #319, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #466, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence