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Agata

Girl name · 30 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Agata: 30 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 7 births in 2011.

Agata is the Polish, Italian, Spanish, and Scandinavian form of Agatha, from the Greek *agathos*, meaning "good" or "kind." The name carries the gentle weight of the 3rd-century Sicilian martyr Saint Agatha, patroness of breast cancer patients and bell-founders. More recently, Agata Kornhauser-Duda has served as Poland’s First Lady since 2015, while Agata Mróz-Olszewska was a celebrated Polish volleyball player. Though not a place itself, the name shares its root with the Greek island of Agathonisi. A point of interest: the classic Agatha, popularised by crime writer Agatha Christie, long overshadowed its continental variant in Scotland, but Agata has steadily appeared since the late 1990s, often chosen by families with Polish or Italian heritage.