Recorded 1913–1961 Girls' name Peak 1922 153 births

Datha — girls' name

153 babies named Datha in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s451930s501940s221950s161960s9
1930s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Datha was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

13 babies were named Datha in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Datha

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Datha between 1913 and 1961, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Datha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Datha performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Datha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Datha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Datha 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 153 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.

Datha at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

153

Since 1913

49 years of records

Peak year

1922

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1913

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1961

Datha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1913

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1922)
13
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
468101214 196119541942193619331930192619211913 6

Datha by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
50 births that decade — 33% of Datha's all-time total
1910s111920s451930s501940s221950s161960s9

Datha by state

Where Datha concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Datha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 3.3%
Kentucky share of Datha's total US births 3.3%

5 of 153 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Datha?
153 babies have been named Datha since 1913. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
When was Datha most popular?
Datha was most popular in the 1930s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Datha most popular?
The top states for the name Datha are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Datha been used?
Datha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 49 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Datha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Datra, Dathel, Datavia, Dathol, and 3 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, 1913–1961 (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.