Agasthya
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- uh-GUST-yuh
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,512 for boys
Agasthya is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 3,512th for boys in the US (32 babies).
What does Agasthya mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Agastya, the Vedic sage
Agastya is a revered Vedic sage, credited in legend with humbling the Vindhya mountains and taking learning to South India.
Is Agasthya a girl's or a boy's name?
Agasthya is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 32 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Agasthya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Agasthya, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Agasthya of any year since it first appeared, in 2016.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Agasthya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
How popular is Agasthya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,512th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32 about 1 in 53,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 145% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the US were named Agasthya, making it the 3,512th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Agasthya in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Agasthya in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3,512 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Agasthya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aviraj, Aarav, Avyaan, Shivansh, Vihaan, Atharva, Atharv, Arjan, Bhavya, Yuvraj, Adhrit, Veer
Names related to Agasthya
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Agasthya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/agasthya, updated 20 October 2026.