Unisex name · since 1895

Artha

Artha has 548 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11,195 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,245 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
548
born since 1895
1930s
peak decade

Yes -- Artha is the #13245 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 548 recorded since 1895.

Social Security Administration records show Artha recorded 548 times among girls since 1895, holding rank #13245 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.

  • #11,195 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,245 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 548 born since 1895
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Artha ranks #11,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,245 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 548 born since 1895, peaking in the 1930s.

#11,195 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,245 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
548
born since 1895
1930s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%23.4%
Artha vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Artha's 548 recorded births place it above 84.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.

How Artha compares

548 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Artha's all-time total is 46% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Artha Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 548 376 567,345
Peak-year births 23 21 19,840

Artha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Artha splits its recorded history at 1932: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Artha popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
23
Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
0510152025 189519121919192619331940194719572025 6

Artha popularity over time - boys

117 total births recorded since 1917 (Artha as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 117 births
4681012 1917192519321937194319491964 5

Artha by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (124 births, 23% of the file).

1930s was Artha's strongest decade.

124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Artha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 124 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Artha 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 Artha's total volume

Artha vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -24, 10.6%-140, 3.6%-60, 5.8%-102, 2.7%-63, 4.2%-19, 14.8%-21, 10.2%-25, 8.2%-23, 7.7%-26, 8.2%-48, 8.4%-31, 6.9%-29, 7.8%-37, 5.9%-34, 7.7%Artha-131, 4.2%Artha
Artha vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Artha by state

Where Artha concentrates geographically, total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Artha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 0.9%
Kentucky share of Artha's total US births 0.9%

5 of 548 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Artha?
548 babies have been named Artha since 1895. All-time, it sits at #11,195 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #13,245 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1922 with 23 births.
Where does Artha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Artha ranks #11,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,245 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Artha most popular?
Artha was most popular in the 1930s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Artha most popular?
The top states for the name Artha are Kentucky (5 births).
Is Artha a unisex name?
Yes, Artha is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 548 births, and as a boy's name it has 117 births.
How long has the name Artha been used?
Artha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 131 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Artha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Artie, Artemis, Arthur, Artis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Artha's data

  • Artha's decade-level peak was the 1930s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Kentucky records the most Arthas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Artha

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Artha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1895–2025 (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 Artha 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.