How Many People Are Named Herta?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Herta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 97 years old, and Herta peaked in popularity in 1931 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Herta 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 Herta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 97, Herta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1939.
- Herta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
97
years old
Peak Year
1931
10 births
Total Registered
87
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Herta
Herta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 87 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Herta as a female name
Ranked #3,001 in 1939
9 female births in 1939
Peak: 1931 (10 births)
Herta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Herta span from the 1910s to the 1930s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 34 babies were registered. While Herta is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Herta by Decade
How has Herta 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.
Herta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Herta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Herta
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Herta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Herta?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Herta 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Herta a common name?
Herta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 87 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Herta most popular?
Herta reached peak popularity in 1931, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Herta is approximately 97 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Herta a female name?
Herta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Herta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Herta Smith, Herta Johnson, Herta 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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