Recorded 1914–1958 Girls' name Peak 1919 382 births

Dartha — girls' name

382 babies named Dartha in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s501920s1351930s1021940s661950s29
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Dartha was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

17 babies were named Dartha in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dartha

The Social Security Administration has registered 382 babies named Dartha between 1914 and 1958, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dartha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dartha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dartha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Dartha in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dartha 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 382 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.

Dartha at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

382

Since 1914

45 years of records

Peak year

1919

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1914

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1958

Dartha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1914

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1919)
17
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 195819491943193819331928192319181914 9

Dartha by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
135 births that decade — 35% of Dartha's all-time total
1910s501920s1351930s1021940s661950s29

Dartha by state

Where Dartha concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dartha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
6 1.6%
#2 Georgia
5 1.3%
#3 Mississippi
5 1.3%
Alabama share of Dartha's total US births 1.6%
Even split

6 of 382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dartha?
382 babies have been named Dartha since 1914. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1919 with 17 births.
When was Dartha most popular?
Dartha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Dartha most popular?
The top states for the name Dartha are Alabama (6 births), Georgia (5 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Dartha been used?
Dartha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 45 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Dartha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darlene, Darla, Darcy, Dara, 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, 1914–1958 (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.