Unisex name · since 1920

Natha

Natha has 250 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#17,605 of 72,339
all-time among girls
250
born since 1920
1930s
peak decade

Natha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 250 recorded since 1920.

Natha has 250 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1970.

  • #17,605 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 250 born since 1920
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natha ranks #17,605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1920, peaking in the 1930s.

#17,605 of 72,339
all-time among girls
250
born since 1920
1930s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Natha's 250 recorded births place it above 75.65% 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.

Natha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Natha's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Natha popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1970

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1949)
12
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
468101214 19201925193119361941194719531970 6

Natha popularity over time - boys

27 total births recorded since 1979 (Natha as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 27 births
456789 1979198319851987 7

Natha by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (78 births, 31% of the file).

1930s was Natha's strongest decade.

78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Natha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 78 births (31% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natha?
Since 1920, Social Security records show 250 babies named Natha. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #17,605 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1970. Its busiest year on record was 1949, with 12 births.
Where does Natha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natha ranks #17,605 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 Natha most popular?
Natha was most popular in the 1930s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Is Natha a unisex name?
Yes, Natha is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 250 births, and as a boy's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Natha been used?
Records for Natha go back to 1920, giving 51 years of history through 1970.
What names are similar to Natha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Natalie, Natasha, Natalia, Nathalie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Natha's data

  • Natha's decade-level peak was the 1930s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- 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 Natha

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Natha: 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, 1920–1970 (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 Natha 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.