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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hertha

Hertha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 577th; the most babies were born in 1916 (65). More babies were named Hertha in the 1910s 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
191665 babies
Total since 1880
1,453babies recorded

Hertha 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——
1950——
1940#2,34913
1930#1,97718
1920#1,09347
1910#83827
1900#75124
1890#89710
1880——

How popular is Hertha, counting every spelling?

Hertha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hertha?

About 100 people born in the US named Hertha are alive today, with a median age of 82; half are between 75 and 87. That makes Hertha 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.

Hertha by state

How common Hertha was among girls born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Dakota (16.3×), Wisconsin (4.3×), Texas (2.2×). 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: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesWI0.24Vermont: 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: 0.91 per 1,000 babiesND0.91Minnesota: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMN0.17Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIA0.05Indiana: 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMO0.10Kentucky: 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: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesTX0.12Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hertha, girls, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Hertha

How popular is the name Hertha?

Hertha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 577th; the most babies were born in 1916 (65). More babies were named Hertha in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Hertha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,453 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Hertha most popular?

In 1914–1918, Hertha was most common in North Dakota (0.91 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Minnesota.