Retha
1 countryUS
10,597
total births, United States
Total births recorded
10,597
Peak year (United States)
1924
Peak-year count
252
First recorded
1884
Popularity over time in United States
Retha’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
10,597 births recorded 1884–2014 · peaked in 1924 with 252 births
Most common in: North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Retha’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | #4842 | — |
| 1980 | #3506 | ↑1336 |
| 1981 | #4746 | ↓1240 |
| 1982 | #6371 | ↓1625 |
| 1983 | #4686 | ↑1685 |
| 1984 | #5899 | ↓1213 |
| 1985 | #4455 | ↑1444 |
| 1986 | #4539 | ↓84 |
| 1987 | #5923 | ↓1384 |
| 1988 | #7111 | ↓1188 |
| 1989 | #6160 | ↑951 |
| 1990 | #7303 | ↓1143 |
| 1991 | #8588 | ↓1285 |
| 1992 | #11738 | ↓3150 |
| 1993 | #13442 | ↓1704 |
| 1994 | #13430 | ↑12 |
| 1995 | #13386 | ↑44 |
| 1998 | #14122 | ↓736 |
| 2001 | #15352 | ↓1230 |
| 2014 | #16513 | ↓1161 |