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Girl name

Luretha

100% girls · last recorded 1971

Luretha has been given to about 502 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1951, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 274
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Luretha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1951 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time502

How popular is Luretha?

Its best year was 1951, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 2647th. The typical living American called Luretha is about 75 years old today.

Names that sound like Luretha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Letha0.74
  2. Retha0.74
  3. Doretha0.74
  4. Aretha0.74
  5. Lucretia0.71
  6. Loretta0.68
  7. Lauretta0.69
  8. Bertha0.63

Middle names for Luretha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Luretha Rose0.85
  2. Luretha June0.84
  3. Luretha Pearl0.84
  4. Luretha Quinn0.84
  5. Luretha Nell0.84
  6. Luretha Wren0.83

Sibling names for Luretha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.75
  2. Elouisesister · 0.71
  3. Fayesister · 0.70
  4. Otisbrother · 0.69
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.68
  6. Hughbrother · 0.68

Where Luretha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Luretha White0.80
    2. Luretha Reyes0.80
    3. Luretha Nguyen0.80
    4. Luretha Moore0.80
    5. Luretha Hill0.80
    6. Luretha Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Luretha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.