Girls' name · since 1896

Itha

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.

#23,559 of 72,339
all-time among girls
139
born since 1896
1910s
peak decade

Itha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 139 recorded since 1896.

Social Security Administration records show Itha recorded 139 times among girls since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1946.

  • #23,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 139 born since 1896
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Itha ranks #23,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1896, peaking in the 1910s.

#23,559 of 72,339
all-time among girls
139
born since 1896
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Itha's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% 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.

Itha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Itha splits its recorded history at 1922: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Itha popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1916)
13
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
468101214 18961914191819211924192919341946 5

Itha by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (52 births, 37% of the file).

1910s was Itha's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Itha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 52 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Itha? ▼
Since 1896, Social Security records show 139 babies named Itha. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,559 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1946. Its busiest year on record was 1916, with 13 births.
Where does Itha sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Itha ranks #23,559 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 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? ▼
Records for Itha go back to 1896, giving 51 years of history 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.

What to do with Itha's data

  • Itha's decade-level peak was the 1910s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.

Keep exploring Itha

Nearby Names Like Itha

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Itha

Ithzel Girl
151 births
Ithalia Girl
5 births
Ithaca Girl
5 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Virtie
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Woodrow
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Loys
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Novis
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Itha: 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, 1896–1946 (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 Itha 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.