Recorded 1921–1972 Girls' name Peak 1962 100 births

Aritha — girls' name

100 babies named Aritha in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s61940s111950s131960s391970s15

The verdict

100 girls have been named Aritha since 1921, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1972.

100
total births
1921–1972
years on record
1960s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Aritha was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

10 babies were named Aritha in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aritha

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Aritha between 1921 and 1972, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aritha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aritha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aritha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aritha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 100 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aritha at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

100

Since 1921

52 years of records

Peak year

1962

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1921

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1972

Aritha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1921

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1962)
10
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4681012 197219701967196419611951194419271921 8

Aritha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
39 births that decade — 39% of Aritha's all-time total
1920s161930s61940s111950s131960s391970s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aritha?
100 babies have been named Aritha since 1921. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1962 with 10 births.
When was Aritha most popular?
Aritha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Aritha been used?
Aritha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 52 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Aritha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariana, Arianna, Aria, Ariel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–1972 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.