girl's name

Herta

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 282

Herta is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1939 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1908, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Herta over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1944, not a full ten years.

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Births named Herta by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 70
1910s 85
1920s 10
1930s 15
1940s (to 1944) 15

How popular is Herta?

In 1944, Herta was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Herta is used

France #1,013 5 in 1944
United States #2,976 9 in 1939

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Herta

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Herta also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Herta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Herta

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Herta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Herta

How popular is the name Herta?

In 1944, Herta was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Herta a girl's or a boy's name?

Herta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Herta?

Herta has 2 syllables.

When was Herta most popular?

Herta peaked in 1908, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.