Agustina
A feminine form of the Late Latin name Augustinus, meaning "venerable" or "great."
Name Census estimates that about 1,071 living Americans carry the first name Agustina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Agustina today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Agustina births was 2004 (36 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Agustina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 320,032 Americans
Peak year
2004
36 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,874
Tracked since 1901
Census
Agustina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 6,434 people with the first name Agustina, which placed it at #3,307 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,307
National first-name rank
People counted
6.4K
6,434 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Agustina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Agustina is Hispanic at 93.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (4.1%) and White (1.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Agustina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Agustina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.7% · 6,030
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 262
- White1.7% · 107
- Black or African American0.4% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 7
- Two or more races0.1% · 5
Popularity
Agustina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Agustina from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 286 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Agustina remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Agustina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Agustina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Agustinas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Agustina, while New Jersey, Florida, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 174 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Agustina
The name Agustina is a feminine form of the Latin name Augustus, which was derived from the word "augere" meaning "to increase or augment". It is believed that the name originated in ancient Rome during the time of the Roman Empire.
The name Augustus was originally a title given to Gaius Octavius, the first Roman emperor, who ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD. He was given the title "Augustus" by the Roman Senate, which means "the revered one". The name became popular during the Roman Empire and was used by several subsequent emperors.
Agustina is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the name, and it has been in use since the Middle Ages. The earliest recorded instance of the name Agustina dates back to the 13th century, when it was used by a Spanish noblewoman named Agustina de Aragón, who lived from 1221 to 1275.
One of the most famous historical figures with the name Agustina was Agustina de Aragón, a Spanish heroine who defended the city of Zaragoza during the Peninsular War against the French in 1808. Her brave actions during the siege earned her the nickname "La Mujer Fuerte" (The Strong Woman).
Another notable Agustina was Agustina Raimunda María Sotomayor y Zorrilla, a Spanish Catholic nun who lived from 1552 to 1624. She was known for her mystical visions and was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1789.
In the 19th century, Agustina Ferrer i Vidal, a Spanish painter and educator, was born in 1835 and is remembered for her contributions to the arts and education in Spain.
Agustina de Estrada, an Argentine writer and feminist, was born in 1892 and is known for her work in promoting women's rights and education in Argentina.
Agustina Bessa-Luís, a Portuguese writer and intellectual, was born in 1922 and is considered one of the most important Portuguese writers of the 20th century. She received numerous literary awards and honors for her novels and essays.
People
Agustina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Agustina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Agustina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Agustina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,071 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Agustina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 320,032 US residents.
Is Agustina a common name?
We classify Agustina as "Rare". It ranks above 90.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,655 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Agustina most popular?
The single biggest year for Agustina was 2004, when 36 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Agustina is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Agustina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 6,434 people with the name Agustina, or 2.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,307 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Agustina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Agustina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Agustina appears almost entirely female. Of the 6,434 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Agustina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Agustina is Hispanic at 93.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (4.1%) and White (1.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Agustina most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Agustina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.7% (6,030 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Agustina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Agustina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Agustina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Agustina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Agustina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Agustina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Agustina?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.