Girls' name · since 1909
Gurtha
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 188 babies named Gurtha, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gurtha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 188 have been recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurtha has been recorded 188 times among girls since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1947.
- #20,452 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 188 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurtha ranks #20,452 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gurtha's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gurtha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gurtha's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gurtha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1947
- Peak year (1925)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Gurtha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (78 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Gurtha's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Gurtha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
44 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 78 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Gurtha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gurtha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1909–1947 (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 Gurtha 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.