Unisex name · since 1884
Arta
596 babies named Arta in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,606 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 596
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
596 girls have been named Arta since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Arta recorded 596 times among girls since 1884, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2023.
- #10,606 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 596 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arta ranks #10,606 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 596 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,606 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 596
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arta's 596 recorded births place it above 85.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Arta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arta's full recorded timeline at 1935, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2023
- Peak year (1921)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Arta popularity over time - boys
42 total births recorded since 2011 (Arta as boys' name)
Arta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (125 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Arta's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Arta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 32
1900s
32 births
- 1910s
1910s
97 births
- 1920s
1920s
125 births
- 1930s
1930s
99 births
- 1940s
1940s
70 births
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 125 births (21% of all-time use).
How Arta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arta's total volume
Arta by state
Where Arta concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 1.8% |
11 of 596 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arta's data
- Arta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Artas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1884–2023 (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 Arta 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.