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
Artha's 548 recorded births place it above 84.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1922)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Currently ranks #13245 among girls.
548 total births across 131 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1922 with 23 births in a single year.
Artha popularity over time - boys
117 total births recorded since 1917 (Artha as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Artha accounts for 18% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 32
1900s
32 births
- 1910s
1910s
97 births
- 1920s
1920s
115 births
- 1930s
1930s
124 births
- 1940s
1940s
115 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 124 births (23% of all-time use).
Artha decade highlights
- Peak decade 124 births
- Runner-up 115 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Artha concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 548 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Kentucky 0.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Kentucky accounts for 0.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~130 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, 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.
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