Aretha
2 countriesUS
5,656
total births, United States
FR
3
total births, France
Total births recorded
5,659
Peak year (United States)
1968
Peak-year count
543
First recorded
1900
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Aretha was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
5,656 births recorded 1900–2023 · peaked in 1968 with 543 births
Most common in: Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
3 births recorded 2018–2018 · peaked in 2018 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Aretha’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | #5484 | — |
| 1993 | #7038 | ↓1554 |
| 1994 | #6319 | ↑719 |
| 1995 | #8766 | ↓2447 |
| 1997 | #9802 | ↓1036 |
| 1998 | #11138 | ↓1336 |
| 1999 | #8805 | ↑2333 |
| 2000 | #15031 | ↓6226 |
| 2001 | #13521 | ↑1510 |
| 2002 | #12187 | ↑1334 |
| 2006 | #17168 | ↓4981 |
| 2008 | #13832 | ↑3336 |
| 2010 | #13448 | ↑384 |
| 2011 | #16764 | ↓3316 |
| 2013 | #14582 | ↑2182 |
| 2017 | #15902 | ↓1320 |
| 2018 | #15682 | ↑220 |
| 2021 | #13464 | ↑2218 |
| 2022 | #13592 | ↓128 |
| 2023 | #13462 | ↑130 |