The first name Hertha
A girl’s name from German.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
German origin
From German Hertha (see that entry for more).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hertha at birth, 1880–2025
In 1965, 5 girls born in the United States were named Hertha, the 6,883rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 65 were.
1,453
babies named Hertha since 1880
#6,883
rank in 1965
1916
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Hertha in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Hertta
Finnish
Herta
Swedish
Spelled Hertha in Danish and German too.
Famous people named Hertha
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hertha AyrtonEnglish electrical engineer (1854–1923)
- Hertha ThieleGerman actress (1908-1984)
- Hertha FeilerAustrian actress (1916–1970)
- Hertha WambacherAustrian physicist (1903-1950)
- Hertha von WaltherGerman actress (1903-1987)
- Hertha TöpperAustrian contralto opera singer (1924–2020)
- Hertha FirnbergAustrian politician (1909-1994)
- Herta EhlertGerman concentration camp guard (1905-1997)
More German girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Hertha mean?
- From German Hertha (see that entry for more).
- What is the origin of the name Hertha?
- From German Hertha (see that entry for more).
- Is Hertha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,453 US babies named Hertha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Hertha most popular?
- 1916 in the United States, when 65 babies were named Hertha, its highest rank at 845th.