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Agastya

Agastya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“name of a revered sage”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
uh-GUS-tyuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Agastya is an ancient Sanskrit name borne by a Vedic sage prominent in Hindu tradition. Traditional interpretations of the name vary, but its use is long established.

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How popular is Agastya?

202462.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Agastya in 2024205

2024 rank#1,063 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,355

Agastya is rising: use over the last five years is 4.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Agastya

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Bodhiawakening, enlightenment · Sanskrit
  • Arjunbright, white · Sanskrit
  • Aaravpeaceful; calm · Sanskrit
  • Avyaaneloquent; without imperfections · Sanskrit
  • Aryannoble · Sanskrit
  • Rohanascending · Sanskrit
  • Vihaandawn, morning · Sanskrit
  • Ishaansun; lord, ruler · Sanskrit

Agastya questions

What does the name Agastya mean?

Agastya means "name of a revered sage". It comes from Sanskrit. Agastya is an ancient Sanskrit name borne by a Vedic sage prominent in Hindu tradition. Traditional interpretations of the name vary, but its use is long established.

Is Agastya a boy or girl name?

Agastya is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Agastya?

205 US babies were named Agastya in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Agastya?

Agastya is usually pronounced uh-GUS-tyuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.