Recorded 1884–1965 Girls' name Peak 1916 416 births

Weltha — girls' name

416 babies named Weltha in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s181890s361900s611910s1041920s1031930s431940s461960s5
1910s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Weltha was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

22 babies were named Weltha in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Weltha

The Social Security Administration has registered 416 babies named Weltha between 1884 and 1965, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Weltha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Weltha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Weltha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by West Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Weltha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Weltha 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 416 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.

Weltha at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

416

Since 1884

82 years of records

Peak year

1916

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1884

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 1965

Weltha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1884

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1916)
22
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
0510152025 19651940192919221915190518961884 5

Weltha by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
104 births that decade — 25% of Weltha's all-time total
1880s181890s361900s611910s1041920s1031930s431940s461960s5

Weltha by state

Where Weltha concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Weltha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 1.2%
#2 West Virginia
5 1.2%
Ohio share of Weltha's total US births 1.2%
Even split

5 of 416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Weltha?
416 babies have been named Weltha since 1884. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1916 with 22 births.
When was Weltha most popular?
Weltha was most popular in the 1910s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Weltha most popular?
The top states for the name Weltha are Ohio (5 births), West Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Weltha been used?
Weltha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 82 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Weltha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Welma, Wells, Welda, Wellesley, 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, 1884–1965 (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.