Mertha

MUR-thuh /ˈmɜːθə/
girl 2 syllables fading

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

Mertha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1953. Mertha was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1925 (17 births).

About the name Mertha

PronunciationMUR-thuh /ˈmɜːθə/
17peak births 1925
1914first in SSA data

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How popular is Mertha?

Girls named Mertha
191419201930194019501953
Girls named Mertha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1953 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1953) 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

Mertha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19536—#5,463
19505—#5,852
19495—#5,781
19446—#4,390
19436—#4,539
19427—#4,001
19417—#3,848
19376—#4,121
19367—#3,612
19355—#4,684
19345—#4,767
193310—#2,815
193110—#2,915
19305—#5,033
19295—#5,064
192810—#3,090
19266—#4,668
192517—#2,253
19245—#5,627
192213—#2,720
192111—#3,093
19186—#4,645
19177—#3,979
19167—#3,806
19158—#3,331
19145—#4,009
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