Agatha vs Dusty
Agatha and Dustycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Agatha was ranked #792 and Dusty #1454 among girls in England and Wales.
Agatha and Dusty over time
Agatha and Dusty appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Agatha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dusty in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Agatha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dusty in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Agatha #584 in 2019, Dusty #860 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2001–2025
Agatha held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Dusty in 1.
Highest recorded here: Agatha #584 in 2019, Dusty #860 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Agatha #792, Dusty #1454.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Agatha | Dusty |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #792 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1454 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agatha has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Dusty.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Agatha
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #792 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Dusty
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #3998 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2025
Highest recorded position: #860 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 2001–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1454 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls