Girls' name · since 1901
Gatha
Gatha has 584 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 584
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
584 girls have been named Gatha since 1901, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gatha has 584 recorded births among girls since 1901, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1962.
- #10,723 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 584 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gatha ranks #10,723 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 584 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 584
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gatha's 584 recorded births place it above 85.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Gatha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gatha's full recorded timeline at 1933, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gatha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1962
- Peak year (1923)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Gatha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (133 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Gatha's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Gatha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 31
1900s
31 births
- 1910s
1910s
107 births
- 1920s
1920s
133 births
- 1930s
1930s
97 births
- 1940s
1940s
116 births
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 133 births (23% of all-time use).
How Gatha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gatha's total volume
Gatha by state
Where Gatha concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 29 | 5.0% |
29 of 584 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gatha's data
- Gatha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Gathas (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gatha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
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, 1901–1962 (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 Gatha 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.