Girls' name · since 1913
Arthella
Arthella has 169 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arthella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 169 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arthella has been recorded 169 times among girls since 1913, 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 1913 to 1955.
- #21,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arthella ranks #21,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arthella's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arthella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arthella splits its recorded history at 1930: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arthella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1955
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Arthella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (64 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Arthella's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Arthella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
64 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 64 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Arthella's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 1950s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arthella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1913–1955 (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 Arthella 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.