| Agape | Hestia | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Love | Hearth, hearth-fire |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ah-GAH-pay | HES-tee-ə |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2020 (12) | 2023 (13) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Agape | Hestia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 40 | 53 |
| 2010s | 37 | 19 |
| 2000s | 29 | 0 |
| 1990s | 6 | 0 |
From the Greek agape (ἀγάπη) 'love', the word used in the New Testament for selfless, divine love. Borne by early Christian martyrs; its spiritual sense supports a virtue reading alongside love.
Name of the Greek goddess of the hearth, from Greek 'hestia' meaning 'hearth, fireside'. The fire connection is the sacred hearth-flame she personified.
Agape and Hestia are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Agape means Love (greek origin), while Hestia means Hearth, hearth-fire (greek origin).
In US records, Agape first appears in 0 and Hestia in 0, so Agape has the longer recorded history.