Recorded 1898–1963 Girls' name Peak 1922 696 births

Lubertha — girls' name

696 babies named Lubertha in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s81900s321910s1171920s1761930s1341940s1241950s811960s24
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Lubertha was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

32 babies were named Lubertha in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lubertha

The Social Security Administration has registered 696 babies named Lubertha between 1898 and 1963, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lubertha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lubertha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lubertha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 109 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lubertha in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lubertha 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 696 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.

Lubertha at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

696

Since 1898

66 years of records

Peak year

1922

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1898

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 1963

Lubertha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1898

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1922)
32
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Lubertha by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
176 births that decade — 25% of Lubertha's all-time total
1890s81900s321910s1171920s1761930s1341940s1241950s811960s24

Lubertha by state

Where Lubertha concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lubertha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
109 15.7%
#2 Mississippi
75 10.8%
#3 Arkansas
5 0.7%
Louisiana share of Lubertha's total US births 15.7%
Even split

109 of 696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lubertha?
696 babies have been named Lubertha since 1898. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1922 with 32 births.
When was Lubertha most popular?
Lubertha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Lubertha most popular?
The top states for the name Lubertha are Louisiana (109 births), Mississippi (75 births), Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Lubertha been used?
Lubertha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 66 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Lubertha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luberta, Luba, Lubna, Luby, 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, 1898–1963 (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.