Hertha

HUR-thuh /ˈhɜːθə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Hertha is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Hertha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1965. Hertha was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1916 (65 births).

About the name Hertha

PronunciationHUR-thuh /ˈhɜːθə/
CultureDanishGermanIcelandic
65peak births 1916
1886first in SSA data

Names similar to Hertha

How popular is Hertha?

Girls named Hertha
1886189019001910192019301940195019601965
Girls named Hertha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1886–1965 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1965) 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

Hertha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19655—#6,883
19637—#5,525
19626—#6,130
19556—#5,449
19525—#5,886
19515—#5,729
19495—#5,556
19486—#4,882
19475—#5,634
19465—#5,229
194510—#2,995
19449—#3,225
19436—#4,396
194213—#2,587
194118—#1,981
194013—#2,349
19399—#3,002
193810—#2,807
193710—#2,819
193610—#2,755
19357—#3,553
193411—#2,636
193321—#1,677
193215—#2,177
193113—#2,355
193018—#1,977
192923—#1,667
192827—#1,561
192731—#1,466
192625—#1,686
192528—#1,591
192434—#1,419
192333—#1,409
192226—#1,659
192138—#1,264
192047—#1,093
191942—#1,146
191851—#1,010
191756—#929
191665—#845
191561—#834
191449—#845
191346—#776
191234—#861
191120—#996
191027—#838
190935—#675
190823—#814
19078—#1,564
190622—#780
190513—#1,074
190422—#763
190327—#645
190233—#577
190114—#898
190024—#751
189926—#611
189821—#730
189722—#668
189625—#626
189520—#710
189415—#798
189311—#922
189217—#712
189114—#734
189010—#897
188910—#869
188810—#861
188712—#673
18868—#860