Recorded 1884–1949 Girls' name Peak 1928 132 births

Bitha — girls' name

132 babies named Bitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s151890s251900s241910s231920s401940s5
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Bitha was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

10 babies were named Bitha in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Bitha between 1884 and 1949, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bitha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bitha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bitha 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 132 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.

Bitha at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

132

Since 1884

66 years of records

Peak year

1928

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1884

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 1949

Bitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1884

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1928)
10
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Bitha by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
40 births that decade — 30% of Bitha's all-time total
1880s151890s251900s241910s231920s401940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bitha?
132 babies have been named Bitha since 1884. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1928 with 10 births.
When was Bitha most popular?
Bitha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Bitha been used?
Bitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 66 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Bitha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bita, Bitania, Bithiah, Bitanya, 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, 1884–1949 (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.