Girls' name · since 1884
Parthena
Parthena has 103 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Parthena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 103 recorded since 1884.
Social Security Administration records show Parthena recorded 103 times among girls since 1884, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1993.
- #26,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 103 born since 1884
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parthena ranks #26,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1884, peaking in the 1910s.
- #26,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Parthena's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Parthena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Parthena splits its recorded history at 1918: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Parthena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1993
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Parthena by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (29 births, 28% of the file).
1910s was Parthena's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Parthena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
29 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 29 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Parthena's decade-level peak was the 1910s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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 Parthena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1884–1993 (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 Parthena 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.