Girtha
- Last seen for girls in 1959 at #5,566
- Peak · girls
- 1903 · 13 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 597since 1896
Girtha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Girtha has never cracked the top 900 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 |
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| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 |
| 1924 | #1,926 | 21 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 |
| 1919 | #1,745 | 22 |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 |
| 1915 | #1,964 | 16 |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 |
| 1910 | #1,207 | 14 |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 |
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| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 |
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| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 |
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First appearance
1896
The first year at least five girls were named Girtha! It came in at #1,292, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1897, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Girtha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Girtha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1959
- Biggest jump: 469 spots in 1903
- Biggest drop: 395 spots in 1904
Rise & fade · girls
7 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1903 at #969 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1905, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1903
Share of babies · girls
1 in 20,152
- Highest: 1 in 20,152 girls born in 1903 were named Girtha (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 337,244 girls born in 1959 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 26.1% of all girls named Girtha (156) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1890s | 16 | #1,171 (1898) | #1,232 |
| 1900s | 51 | #969 (1903) | #1,596 |
| 1910s | 133 | #1,207 (1910) | #1,982 |
| 1920s | 156 | #1,828 (1927) | #2,408 |
| 1930s | 118 | #1,906 (1933) | #2,600 |
| 1940s | 95 | #2,424 (1940) | #3,353 |
| 1950s | 28 | #3,052 (1950) | #4,033 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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