The first name Retha
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Retha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2014, 5 girls born in the United States were named Retha, the 18,635th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 252 were.
10,597
babies named Retha since 1880
#18,635
rank in 2014
1924
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.
Questions
- Is Retha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,597 US babies named Retha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Retha most popular?
- 1924 in the United States, when 252 babies were named Retha, its highest rank at 440th.