girl's name
Retha
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 10,597
Retha is a girl's name. In 2014 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1924, when 252 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
Retha over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 |
| 1890s | 178 |
| 1900s | 446 |
| 1910s | 1,372 |
| 1920s | 2,078 |
| 1930s | 1,868 |
| 1940s | 1,702 |
| 1950s | 1,595 |
| 1960s | 872 |
| 1970s | 257 |
| 1980s | 143 |
| 1990s | 46 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s (to 2014) | 5 |
How popular is Retha?
In 2014, Retha was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Retha
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Retha also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Retha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Retha
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Retha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Retha
How popular is the name Retha?
In 2014, Retha was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Retha a girl's or a boy's name?
Retha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Retha most popular?
Retha peaked in 1924, when 252 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.