Argusta
The Story of Argusta
As a girl name
Argusta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1919: 12 births, good for #2,640 nationwide. About 48% of every Argusta on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Argusta last appeared in the published SSA data in 1934, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 69 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Argusta as a boy name dates back to 1917, when 5 babies received it. 1931 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Argusta — #3,390 in the national rankings. About 62% of every Argusta on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Argusta last appeared in the published SSA data in 1938, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Argusta
Argusta is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Argusta's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #2,640. Use the chart and map above to compare Argusta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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