How Many People Are Named Gatha?
An estimated 141 people in the United States have the first name Gatha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Gatha peaked in popularity in 1923 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gatha 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 Gatha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Gatha is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
141
About 1 in 2,430,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1923
21 births
Total Registered
584
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gatha
Gatha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 584 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gatha as a female name
Ranked #6,904 in 1962
5 female births in 1962
Peak: 1923 (21 births)
Gatha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gatha span from the 1900s to the 1960s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 133 babies were registered. Gatha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gatha by Decade
How has Gatha 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.
Gatha by State
Gatha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gatha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gatha
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gatha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gatha?
We estimate approximately 141 people named Gatha 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 2,430,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Gatha a common name?
Gatha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 584 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gatha most popular?
Gatha reached peak popularity in 1923, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gatha is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gatha a female name?
Gatha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gatha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gatha Smith, Gatha Johnson, Gatha 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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