Meaning
Good, in the documented Greek-rooted tradition.
The French given-name entry directly links Agathe with Greek Agathe and the adjective meaning good. This is the historical root gloss.
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Agathe
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Origin
Greek-rooted name recorded in French and other European traditions.
The French entry identifies an Ancient Greek borrowing. Danish, German and Norman sections also document given-name use.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 82 · preliminary | 373 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Girls | 2,000 (rounded to 5) | 13 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 1968 | Boys | 5 (rounded to 5) | 1758 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2021 | Girls | 3 | 5581 | Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2022 | Girls | 5 | 15306 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: Danish
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The exact Danish section explicitly documents female given-name use. Language use and earliest linguistic root are separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Agathe entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Agathe&oldid=86884422. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the explicit name history, relationship or language-specific reading. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Language of use: French
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The exact French section explicitly documents female given-name use. Language use and earliest linguistic root are separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Agathe entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Agathe&oldid=86884422. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the explicit name history, relationship or language-specific reading. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Language of use: German
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The exact German section explicitly documents female given-name use. Language use and earliest linguistic root are separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Agathe entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Agathe&oldid=86884422. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the explicit name history, relationship or language-specific reading. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Language of use: Norman
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The exact Norman section explicitly documents female given-name use. Language use and earliest linguistic root are separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Agathe entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Agathe&oldid=86884422. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the explicit name history, relationship or language-specific reading. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Meaning: Good, in the documented Greek-rooted tradition.
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The French given-name entry directly links Agathe with Greek Agathe and the adjective meaning good. This is the historical root gloss. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Agathe entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Agathe&oldid=86884422. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the explicit name history, relationship or language-specific reading. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Pronunciation in the source language: French: /a.ɡat/
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Documented French reading of this spelling; no English pronunciation is inferred. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Agathe entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Agathe&oldid=86884422. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the explicit name history, relationship or language-specific reading. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Pronunciation in the source language: German: [aˈɡaːtə]
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Documented German reading of this spelling; it remains separate from the French reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Agathe entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Agathe&oldid=86884422. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the explicit name history, relationship or language-specific reading. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Origin: Greek-rooted name recorded in French and other European traditions.
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The French entry identifies an Ancient Greek borrowing. Danish, German and Norman sections also document given-name use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Agathe entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Agathe&oldid=86884422. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the explicit name history, relationship or language-specific reading. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Related name: Agatha
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The source explicitly gives English Agatha as an equivalent. Names retain separate readings and popularity series. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Agathe entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Agathe&oldid=86884422. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the explicit name history, relationship or language-specific reading. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
U.S. Social Security Administration
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.