Recorded 1895–1973 Unisex name Peak 1922 542 births

Artha — unisex name

542 babies named Artha in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s321910s971920s1151930s1241940s1151950s451970s8
1930s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Artha was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

23 babies were named Artha in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Artha

The Social Security Administration has registered 542 babies named Artha between 1895 and 1973, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Artha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 23 babies received it in a single year. Artha is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 117 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Artha performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Artha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Artha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Artha 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 542 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.

Artha at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

542

Since 1895

79 years of records

Peak year

1922

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1895

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1973

Artha popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1895

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1922)
23
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
0510152025 197319511943193619291922191519051895 6

Artha popularity over time — boys

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

Unisex variant — 117 births
4681012 1964194919431937193219251917 5

Artha by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
124 births that decade — 23% of Artha's all-time total
1890s61900s321910s971920s1151930s1241940s1151950s451970s8

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 542 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Artha?
542 babies have been named Artha since 1895. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1922 with 23 births.
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 542 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 79 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Artha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Artie, Arthur, Artemis, Artis, 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, 1895–1973 (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.