Recorded 1896–1946 Girls' name Peak 1916 139 births

Itha — girls' name

139 babies named Itha in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s51910s521920s511930s211940s5
1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Itha was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

13 babies were named Itha in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Itha

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Itha between 1896 and 1946, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Itha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Itha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Itha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Itha 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 139 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.

Itha at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

139

Since 1896

51 years of records

Peak year

1916

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1896

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1946

Itha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1896

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1916)
13
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 19461933192719231920191719131896 5

Itha by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
52 births that decade — 37% of Itha's all-time total
1890s51900s51910s521920s511930s211940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Itha?
139 babies have been named Itha since 1896. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1916 with 13 births.
When was Itha most popular?
Itha was most popular in the 1910s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Itha been used?
Itha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 51 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Itha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ithzel, Ithalia, Ithaca. 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, 1896–1946 (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.