Recorded 1929–1948 Girls' name Peak 1929 20 births

Mentha — girls' name

20 babies named Mentha in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s10

The verdict

20 girls have been named Mentha since 1929, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1948.

20
total births
1929–1948
years on record
1940s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Mentha was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

5 babies were named Mentha in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mentha

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Mentha between 1929 and 1948, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mentha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mentha performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mentha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mentha 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 20 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.

Mentha at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

20

Since 1929

20 years of records

Peak year

1929

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1929

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1948

Mentha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1929

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1929)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 1948194619301929 5

Mentha by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 50% of Mentha's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mentha?
20 babies have been named Mentha since 1929. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1929 with 5 births.
When was Mentha most popular?
Mentha was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Mentha been used?
Mentha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 20 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Mentha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mendy, Mena, Mennie, Menucha, 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, 1929–1948 (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.