Total births
64
Girls' name · since 1906
Zetha
Zetha has 64 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 64
- total births
- 1906–1962
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Zetha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 64 have been recorded since 1906.
Zetha has 64 recorded births among girls since 1906, 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 1906 to 1962.
- 64 total births
- 1906–1962 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
64 girls have been named Zetha since 1906, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1962.
- 64
- total births
- 1906–1962
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Zetha was born in this single decade.
1926
Single peak year
7 babies were named Zetha in 1926 - its busiest year on record.
Zetha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zetha's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zetha at a glance
Last recorded 1962Peak year
1926
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1906
Zetha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1962
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Zetha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Zetha's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Zetha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zetha? ▼
Since 1906, Social Security records show 64 babies named Zetha. The most recent recorded year was 1962. Its busiest year on record was 1926, with 7 births.
When was Zetha most popular? ▼
Zetha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Zetha been used? ▼
Records for Zetha go back to 1906, giving 57 years of history through 1962.
What names are similar to Zetha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zetta, Zettie, Zeta. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Zetha's data
- Zetha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1906–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zetha: Baby Name Since 1906 - 64 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zetha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zetha 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 June 2026.