ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1886 First Year 1965 Last Year 1916 Peak Year #840 Peak Rank 1K Total Count 70 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Hertha What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Hertha is a feminine given name which may refer to:Hertha Ayrton (1854–1923), British engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor Hertha Feiler (1916–1970), Austrian actress Hertha Feist (1896–1990), German expressionist dancer and choreographer Hertha or Herta Glaz (1910–2006), Austrian-born American opera singer, voice teacher and director Hertha Guthmar (1904–2003), German film… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertha%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertha%5F%28given%5Fname%29) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Hertha](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/M%C3%BCller%2C_Herta.IMG_9379_cropped.JPG/330px-M%C3%BCller%2C_Herta.IMG_9379_cropped.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertha%5F%28given%5Fname%29) 📖 ## The Story of Hertha Hertha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1886, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 65 Herthas were born — ranking #840 that year. As of 2026, Hertha ranks #6,539 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Herthas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Hertha Phonetically similar names — useful when Hertha is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Hurra * Hirth * Hura * [Herma](/herma) * [Herta](/herta) * Hirta * [Bertha](/bertha) * [Murtha](/murtha) * [Worthy](/worthy) * Worthey * Hurry * Heathy Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Hertha What does the name Hertha mean? Hertha is a feminine given name which may refer to:Hertha Ayrton (1854–1923), British engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor Hertha Feiler (1916–1970), Austrian actress Hertha Feist (1896–1990), German expressionist dancer and choreographer Hertha or Herta Glaz (1910–2006), Austrian-born American opera singer, voice teacher and director Hertha Guthmar (1904–2003), German film… How popular is Hertha in 2026? In 2026, Hertha ranks #6,539 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Hertha most popular? Hertha reached its peak popularity in 1916, ranking #840 that year with 65 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Hertha most popular? Hertha has historically been most popular in North Dakota, Wisconsin, Missouri. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Hertha. Is Hertha a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Hertha is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Hertha? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Hertha include Theta, Dione, Trudi. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧ThetaPeak #840](/theta)[👧DionePeak #840](/dione)[👧TrudiPeak #840](/trudi)[👧MalayahPeak #840](/malayah)[👧OlivaPeak #839](/oliva)[👧AntonettaPeak #839](/antonetta)[👧MadlynPeak #841](/madlyn)[👧AugustPeak #841](/august) ## About the name Hertha Hertha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Hertha's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #840\. Use the chart and map above to compare Hertha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1916 → ](/year/1916) * [ Names of the 1910s → ](/decade/1910s) * [ Names starting with "H" → ](/letter/h) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.