Herta

HUR-duh /ˈhɜːɾə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Herta is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Herta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1939. Herta was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1931 (10 births).

About the name Herta

PronunciationHUR-duh /ˈhɜːɾə/
CultureDanishGermanSlovakSwedish
10peak births 1931
1912first in SSA data

Names similar to Herta

How popular is Herta?

Girls named Herta
1912191519201925193019351939
Girls named Herta per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1939 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1939) 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

Herta total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19399—#3,001
19357—#3,552
193110—#2,865
19286—#4,406
19279—#3,405
19236—#4,639
19227—#4,203
19216—#4,737
19185—#5,145
19169—#3,130
19157—#3,593
19126—#2,774