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Girl name

Ortha

100% girls · last recorded 1942

Ortha has been given to about 254 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 39
Median age today96 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ortha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1923 · 20
  • Born in 20250
  • All time254

How popular is Ortha?

Its best year was 1923, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 2006th. The typical living American called Ortha is about 96 years old today.

Names that sound like Ortha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dortha0.88
  2. Otha0.85
  3. Porsha0.75
  4. Orpha0.74
  5. Doretha0.74
  6. Dorotha0.74
  7. Martha0.68
  8. Bertha0.68

Middle names for Ortha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ortha Josephine0.84
  2. Ortha Rose0.83
  3. Ortha Louise0.83
  4. Ortha June0.82
  5. Ortha Pearl0.82
  6. Ortha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ortha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.67
  2. Cleoeither · 0.66
  3. Ilasister · 0.65
  4. Estellesister · 0.64
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.58
  6. Forestbrother · 0.56

Where Ortha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ortha White0.78
    2. Ortha Reyes0.78
    3. Ortha Nguyen0.78
    4. Ortha Moore0.78
    5. Ortha Lee0.78
    6. Ortha Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ortha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.