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Girl name

Oretha

100% girls · last recorded 1981

Oretha has been given to about 1,158 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1926, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 553
Median age today76 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Oretha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1926 · 40
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,158

How popular is Oretha?

Its best year was 1926, when 40 babies were given the name, ranking 1239th. The typical living American called Oretha is about 76 years old today.

Names that sound like Oretha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Doretha0.89
  2. Retha0.82
  3. Aretha0.82
  4. Dorotha0.74
  5. Letha0.70
  6. Otha0.70
  7. Aletha0.70
  8. Dortha0.70

Middle names for Oretha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Oretha Rose0.89
  2. Oretha Louise0.89
  3. Oretha June0.88
  4. Oretha Pearl0.88
  5. Oretha Quinn0.88
  6. Oretha Nell0.88

Sibling names for Oretha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.79
  2. Winonasister · 0.78
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.78
  4. Louiebrother · 0.74
  5. Hughbrother · 0.74
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.74

Where Oretha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Oretha White0.84
    2. Oretha Reyes0.84
    3. Oretha Nguyen0.84
    4. Oretha Moore0.84
    5. Oretha Lee0.84
    6. Oretha Hill0.84

    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 Oretha

    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.