Girls' name · since 1898
Rotha
Rotha has 153 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rotha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 153 recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Rotha recorded 153 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1948.
- #22,590 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rotha ranks #22,590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rotha's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rotha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rotha splits its recorded history at 1924: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rotha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1948
- Peak year (1926)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Rotha popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1983 (Rotha as boys' name)
Rotha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (51 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Rotha's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Rotha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
39 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
25 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 51 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Rotha's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 1940s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rotha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 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, 1898–1948 (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 Rotha 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.