Recorded 1921–1961 Girls' name Peak 1959 29 births

Arthena — girls' name

29 babies named Arthena in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111940s61950s71960s5

The verdict

29 girls have been named Arthena since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1961.

29
total births
1921–1961
years on record
1920s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

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

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Arthena in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arthena

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Arthena between 1921 and 1961, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arthena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arthena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arthena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arthena 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 29 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.

Arthena at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

29

Since 1921

41 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1921

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1961

Arthena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1921

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19611959194019221921 6

Arthena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 38% of Arthena's all-time total
1920s111940s61950s71960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arthena?
29 babies have been named Arthena since 1921. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Arthena most popular?
Arthena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Arthena been used?
Arthena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 41 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Arthena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Artie, Artemis, Arthur, 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, 1921–1961 (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.