Girls' name · since 1896
Arthelia
Arthelia has 87 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arthelia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 87 recorded since 1896.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arthelia has been recorded 87 times among girls since 1896, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1961.
- #28,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 87 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arthelia ranks #28,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #28,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arthelia's 87 recorded births place it above 60.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arthelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arthelia's full recorded timeline at 1922, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arthelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1961
- Peak year (1918)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Arthelia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (31 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Arthelia's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Arthelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 31 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arthelia's data
- Arthelia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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 Arthelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1896–1961 (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 Arthelia 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.