Girls' name · since 1913

Gartha

Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Gartha, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

16
total births
1913–1919
years on record
1910s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

16 girls have been named Gartha since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Gartha has 16 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1919.

  • 16 total births
  • 1913–1919 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

16 girls have been named Gartha since 1913, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1919.

16
total births
1913–1919
years on record
1910s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
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.

Gartha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Gartha splits its recorded history at 1917: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

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 · 1913–1919

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 191319171919 5

Gartha by decade

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

1910s was Gartha's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Gartha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gartha?
Since 1913, Social Security records show 16 babies named Gartha. The most recent recorded year was 1919. Its busiest year on record 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?
Records for Gartha go back to 1913, giving 7 years of history 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 June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1919 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gartha: Baby Name Since 1913 - 16 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gartha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gartha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.