Ertha

UR-thuh /ˈɜːθə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Ertha is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Ertha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1968. Ertha was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1929 (16 births).

About the name Ertha

PronunciationUR-thuh /ˈɜːθə/
16peak births 1929
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Ertha

How popular is Ertha?

Girls named Ertha
1914192019301940195019601968
Girls named Ertha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1968 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1968) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Ertha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19685—#7,339
19607—#5,331
19596—#5,762
19585—#6,373
19578—#4,649
19555—#6,122
19545—#5,993
19456—#4,181
19445—#4,781
19387—#3,587
19375—#4,453
19366—#3,833
19358—#3,243
19347—#3,572
19338—#3,202
19327—#3,684
19315—#4,540
19307—#3,779
192916—#2,120
19287—#3,894
19276—#4,458
192611—#2,934
192511—#2,999
19247—#4,136
19239—#3,460
19228—#3,770
19219—#3,498
19199—#3,291
19187—#4,004
19175—#4,821
191610—#2,896
19157—#3,547
19147—#2,988