Girls' name · since 1948
Mirtha
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 539 babies named Mirtha, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 539
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mirtha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 539 have been recorded since 1948.
Mirtha has 539 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2008.
- #11,314 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 539 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirtha ranks #11,314 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 539 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 539
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mirtha's 539 recorded births place it above 84.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mirtha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mirtha's full recorded timeline at 1981, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mirtha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2008
- Peak year (1972)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Mirtha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (129 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Mirtha's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Mirtha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
108 births
- 1970s
1970s
129 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 129 births (24% of all-time use).
How Mirtha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mirtha's total volume
Mirtha by state
Where Mirtha concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 5.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
50 of 539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Mirtha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2000s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mirthas (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mirtha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1948–2008 (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 Mirtha 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.