Recorded 1912–1951 Girls' name Peak 1923 66 births

Cartha — girls' name

66 babies named Cartha in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s81930s191940s161950s5
1930s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Cartha was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cartha in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cartha

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Cartha between 1912 and 1951, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cartha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cartha performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cartha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cartha 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 66 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.

Cartha at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

66

Since 1912

40 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1912

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1951

Cartha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1912

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
456789 19511947194219411939193319321923191519141912 6

Cartha by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
19 births that decade — 29% of Cartha's all-time total
1910s181920s81930s191940s161950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cartha?
66 babies have been named Cartha since 1912. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Cartha most popular?
Cartha was most popular in the 1930s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Cartha been used?
Cartha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 40 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Cartha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, 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, 1912–1951 (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.