Recorded 1919–1956 Girls' name Peak 1919 35 births

Arthenia — girls' name

35 babies named Arthenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s51930s111950s12

The verdict

35 girls have been named Arthenia since 1919, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1956.

35
total births
1919–1956
years on record
1950s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Arthenia was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

7 babies were named Arthenia in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arthenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Arthenia between 1919 and 1956, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arthenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arthenia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arthenia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arthenia 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 35 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.

Arthenia at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

35

Since 1919

38 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1919

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1956

Arthenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1919

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195619511935193219231919 7

Arthenia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 34% of Arthenia's all-time total
1910s71920s51930s111950s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arthenia?
35 babies have been named Arthenia since 1919. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Arthenia most popular?
Arthenia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Arthenia been used?
Arthenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 38 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Arthenia?
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, 1919–1956 (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.