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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Birtha

Birtha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 613th; the most babies were born in 1926 (67). More babies were named Birtha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192667 babies
Total since 1880
1,973babies recorded

Birtha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#4,4719
1950#2,19320
1940#1,74921
1930#1,12943
1920#1,04151
1910#64543
1900#61333
1890#83511
1880#8445

How popular is Birtha, counting every spelling?

Birtha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Birtha?

About 300 people born in the US named Birtha are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 72 and 86. That makes Birtha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Birtha by state

How common Birtha was among girls born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (13.8×), Alabama (3.6×), Tennessee (3.1×), Texas (2.1×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesAR0.14Tennessee: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesTN0.15North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesSC0.04District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesLA0.05Mississippi: 0.67 per 1,000 babiesMS0.67Alabama: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesAL0.17Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Birtha, girls, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Birtha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Birtha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Birtha

How popular is the name Birtha?

Birtha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 613th; the most babies were born in 1926 (67). More babies were named Birtha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Birtha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,973 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Birtha most popular?

In 1924–1928, Birtha was most common in Mississippi (0.67 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Tennessee.