How Many People Are Named Birtha?
An estimated 268 people in the United States have the first name Birtha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Birtha peaked in popularity in 1926 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Birtha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Birtha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Birtha is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
268
About 1 in 1,278,934 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1926
67 births
Total Registered
1,973
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Birtha
Birtha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,973 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Birtha as a female name
Ranked #7,577 in 1969
5 female births in 1969
Peak: 1926 (67 births)
Birtha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Birtha span from the 1880s to the 1960s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 554 babies were registered. Birtha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Birtha by Decade
How has Birtha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Birtha by State
Birth registrations for Birtha span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama. The lowest are in North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana. On average, about 85 Birthas were registered per state.
Birtha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Birtha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Birtha
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Birtha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Birtha?
We estimate approximately 268 people named Birtha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,278,934 Americans share this first name.
Is Birtha a common name?
Birtha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,973 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Birtha most popular?
Birtha reached peak popularity in 1926, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Birtha is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Birtha a female name?
Birtha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Birtha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Birtha Smith, Birtha Johnson, Birtha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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