Girls' name · since 1918
Pota
33 babies named Pota in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #39,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
33 girls have been named Pota since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pota has been recorded 33 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1971.
- #39,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pota ranks #39,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #39,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pota's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Pota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pota's full recorded timeline at 1922, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pota popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1971
- Peak year (1918)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Pota by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (19 births, 58% of the file).
1920s was Pota's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Pota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
9 births
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 19 births (58% of all-time use).
Pota by state
Where Pota concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 12 | 36.4% |
12 of 33 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pota's data
- Pota's decade-level peak was the 1920s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Potas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pota: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1918–1971 (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 Pota 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.