Given name & surname
Earth
“a gift from Mother”
Earth is a variant of Heartha. One interpretation is “a gift from Mother.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Earth is a variant of Heartha. One interpretation is “a gift from Mother.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Earth through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 58
- 12 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,195 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,195 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 140 as a first name in 2020; 188 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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