Girls' name · since 1921
Aritha
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 100 babies named Aritha, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 100
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Aritha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 100 have been recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Aritha recorded 100 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1972.
- #27,079 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 100 born since 1921
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aritha ranks #27,079 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 100 born since 1921, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 100
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Aritha's 100 recorded births place it above 62.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aritha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aritha's full recorded timeline at 1962, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aritha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1972
- Peak year (1962)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Aritha by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (39 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Aritha's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Aritha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 39 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Aritha's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 1970s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aritha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1921–1972 (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 Aritha 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.