Recorded 1913–1919 Girls' name Peak 1917 16 births

Gartha — girls' name

16 babies named Gartha in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s16
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gartha was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gartha in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gartha

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Gartha between 1913 and 1919, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gartha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1919. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gartha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gartha 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 16 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.

Gartha at a glance

Last recorded 1919

Total births

16

Since 1913

7 years of records

Peak year

1917

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1919

Active since

1913

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1919

Gartha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1913

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 191919171913 5

Gartha by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
16 births that decade — 100% of Gartha's all-time total
1910s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gartha?
16 babies have been named Gartha since 1913. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Gartha most popular?
Gartha was most popular in the 1910s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Gartha been used?
Gartha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 7 years of data through 1919.
What names are similar to Gartha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Garnet, Gary, Garnett, Gardenia, 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, 1913–1919 (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.