Girls' name · since 1921

Utha

23 babies named Utha in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#44,445 of 72,339
all-time among girls
23
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade

Utha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1921.

Utha has 23 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1933.

  • #44,445 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 23 born since 1921
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Utha ranks #44,445 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.

#44,445 of 72,339
all-time among girls
23
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Utha's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% 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.

Utha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Utha splits its recorded history at 1927: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1933 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Utha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1933

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1933)
7
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1921192219271933 7

Utha by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 70% of the file).

1920s was Utha's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Utha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (70% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Utha?
Since 1921, Social Security records show 23 babies named Utha. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #44,445 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1933. Its busiest year on record was 1933, with 7 births.
Where does Utha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Utha ranks #44,445 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 Utha most popular?
Utha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Utha been used?
Records for Utha go back to 1921, giving 13 years of history through 1933.

What to do with Utha's data

  • Utha's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1930s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Utha

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Utha: 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, 1921–1933 (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 Utha 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.