| Hestia | Agape | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Hearth, hearth-fire | Love |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HES-tee-ə | ah-GAH-pay |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2023 (13) | 2020 (12) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hestia | Agape |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 53 | 40 |
| 2010s | 19 | 37 |
| 2000s | 0 | 29 |
| 1990s | 0 | 6 |
Name of the Greek goddess of the hearth, from Greek 'hestia' meaning 'hearth, fireside'. The fire connection is the sacred hearth-flame she personified.
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.
Hestia and Agape are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Hestia means Hearth, hearth-fire (greek origin), while Agape means Love (greek origin).
In US records, Hestia first appears in 0 and Agape in 0, so Hestia has the longer recorded history.