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.

#48,656 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1913
1910s
peak 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.

  • #48,656 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 1913
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gartha ranks #48,656 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.

#48,656 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gartha's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 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

1910s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gartha?
Since 1913, Social Security records show 16 babies named Gartha. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #48,656 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1919. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 6 births.
Where does Gartha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gartha ranks #48,656 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Gartha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.