Agastya
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-GAST-ya
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #780 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #929 for boys
Agastya is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 780th for boys in the UK (48 babies) and 929th for boys in the US (253 babies).
What does Agastya mean?
Sanskrit
Agastya is a revered Vedic sage, credited with hymns of the Rigveda and honoured especially in South India.
Is Agastya a girl's or a boy's name?
Agastya is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 boys in the UK and 253 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Agastya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 780th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48 about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 279% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the UK were named Agastya, making it the 780th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,275th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 62 boys.
Half of all the boys named Agastya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 728th in England and Wales.
Agastya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #780 |
| 2024 | 62 | #663 |
| 2023 | 34 | #986 |
| 2022 | 30 | #1,070 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,227 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,275 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Agastya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 929th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 253 about 1 in 6,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 155% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 253 boys in the US were named Agastya, making it the 929th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,539th. It first appears in the records in 2002.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the most boys named Agastya of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Agastya in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Agastya in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 253 | #929 |
| 2024 | 205 | #1,062 |
| 2023 | 160 | #1,230 |
| 2022 | 144 | #1,308 |
| 2021 | 119 | #1,496 |
| 2020 | 107 | #1,539 |
| 2019 | 75 | #1,953 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,261 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,167 |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,910 |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,845 |
| 2013 | 58 | #2,224 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,045 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,161 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,442 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Names like Agastya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Aviraj, Avyaan, Shivansh, Vihaan, Arjan, Atharv, Yuvraj, Veer, Advik, Atharva, Krishiv
Names related to Agastya
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, “Agastya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/agastya, updated 20 October 2026.