Girls' name · since 1921
Arthea
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 81 babies named Arthea, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 81
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arthea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 81 recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Arthea recorded 81 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1921 to 1981.
- #29,442 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 81 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arthea ranks #29,442 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #29,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 81
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arthea's 81 recorded births place it above 59.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arthea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arthea's full recorded timeline at 1954, 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 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arthea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1981
- Peak year (1953)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Arthea by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (19 births, 23% of the file).
1930s was Arthea's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Arthea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 19 births (23% of all-time use).
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- Arthea's decade-level peak was the 1930s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arthea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1921–1981 (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 Arthea 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.