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Girl name

Retha

100% girls · last recorded 2014

Retha has been given to about 10,597 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 4,950
Median age today76 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Retha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1924 · 252
  • Born in 20250
  • All time10,597

How popular is Retha?

Its best year was 1924, when 252 babies were given the name, ranking 440th. The typical living American called Retha is about 76 years old today.

Names that sound like Retha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Letha0.85
  2. Aretha0.82
  3. Reta0.79
  4. Bertha0.75
  5. Doretha0.74
  6. Aletha0.70
  7. Leatha0.70
  8. Kesha0.70

Middle names for Retha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Retha Josephine0.84
  2. Retha Louise0.83
  3. Retha June0.82
  4. Retha Pearl0.82
  5. Retha Quinn0.82
  6. Retha Nell0.82

Sibling names for Retha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.91
  2. Lenorasister · 0.90
  3. Winonasister · 0.90
  4. Otisbrother · 0.88
  5. Louiebrother · 0.88
  6. Hughbrother · 0.87

Where Retha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Retha White0.78
    2. Retha Nguyen0.78
    3. Retha Moore0.78
    4. Retha Lee0.78
    5. Retha Hill0.78
    6. Retha Green0.78

    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 Retha

    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.