Girls' name · since 1883
Litha
Litha has 261 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 261
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Litha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 261 recorded since 1883.
Social Security Administration records show Litha recorded 261 times among girls since 1883, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1964.
- #17,182 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 261 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Litha ranks #17,182 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 261 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 261
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Litha's 261 recorded births place it above 76.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Litha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Litha's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Litha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1964
- Peak year (1915)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Litha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (62 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Litha's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Litha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
31 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s
1900s
47 births
- 1910s
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s
1930s
36 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 62 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Litha's data
- Litha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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 Litha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1883–1964 (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 Litha 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.