Recorded 1930–1965 Girls' name Peak 1947 160 births

Gaytha — girls' name

160 babies named Gaytha in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s271940s691950s361960s28
1940s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Gaytha was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

11 babies were named Gaytha in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gaytha

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Gaytha between 1930 and 1965, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gaytha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gaytha performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gaytha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gaytha 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 160 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.

Gaytha at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

160

Since 1930

36 years of records

Peak year

1947

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1930

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1965

Gaytha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1930

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1947)
11
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 196519611956195119471944194019341930 6

Gaytha by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
69 births that decade — 43% of Gaytha's all-time total
1930s271940s691950s361960s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gaytha?
160 babies have been named Gaytha since 1930. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1947 with 11 births.
When was Gaytha most popular?
Gaytha was most popular in the 1940s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Gaytha been used?
Gaytha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 36 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Gaytha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gayle, Gay, Gayla, Gaye, 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, 1930–1965 (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.