Recorded 1898–1948 Girls' name Peak 1926 153 births

Rotha — girls' name

153 babies named Rotha in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s71910s391920s511930s251940s26
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Rotha was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

13 babies were named Rotha in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rotha

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Rotha between 1898 and 1948, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rotha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rotha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rotha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rotha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 153 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rotha at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

153

Since 1898

51 years of records

Peak year

1926

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1898

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1948

Rotha popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1898

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1926)
13
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 19481941193219251922191819121898 5

Rotha popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1983 (Rotha as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1983 6

Rotha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
51 births that decade — 33% of Rotha's all-time total
1890s51900s71910s391920s511930s251940s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rotha?
153 babies have been named Rotha since 1898. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1926 with 13 births.
When was Rotha most popular?
Rotha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Rotha been used?
Rotha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 51 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Rotha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rotunda, Rotonda, Rotasha, Rotem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.