Girls' name · since 1913
Areatha
382 babies named Areatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,894 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 382
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Areatha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 382 have been recorded since 1913.
Areatha has 382 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1982.
- #13,894 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 382 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Areatha ranks #13,894 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 382 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,894 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 382
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Areatha's 382 recorded births place it above 80.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Areatha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Areatha's full recorded timeline at 1949, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Areatha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1982
- Peak year (1925)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Areatha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (89 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Areatha's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Areatha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
84 births
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 89 births (23% of all-time use).
Areatha by state
Where Areatha concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
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What to do with Areatha's data
- Areatha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Areathas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Areatha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Areatha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.