Recorded 1913–1955 Girls' name Peak 1920 169 births

Arthella — girls' name

169 babies named Arthella in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s641930s461940s171950s23
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Arthella was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

10 babies were named Arthella in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arthella

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Arthella between 1913 and 1955, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arthella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arthella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arthella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arthella 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 169 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.

Arthella at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

169

Since 1913

43 years of records

Peak year

1920

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1913

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1955

Arthella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1913

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1920)
10
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 1955194419361930192619221913 6

Arthella by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
64 births that decade — 38% of Arthella's all-time total
1910s191920s641930s461940s171950s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arthella?
169 babies have been named Arthella since 1913. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1920 with 10 births.
When was Arthella most popular?
Arthella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Arthella been used?
Arthella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 43 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Arthella?
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, 1913–1955 (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.