Recorded 1919–1967 Girls' name Peak 1952 46 births

Ceretha — girls' name

46 babies named Ceretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61930s51950s231960s12

The verdict

46 girls have been named Ceretha since 1919, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1967.

46
total births
1919–1967
years on record
1950s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ceretha was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ceretha in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ceretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Ceretha between 1919 and 1967, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ceretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ceretha performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ceretha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ceretha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ceretha at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

46

Since 1919

49 years of records

Peak year

1952

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1919

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1967

Ceretha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1919

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1952)
7
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19671962195919571954195219351919 6

Ceretha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
23 births that decade — 50% of Ceretha's all-time total
1910s61930s51950s231960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ceretha?
46 babies have been named Ceretha since 1919. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1952 with 7 births.
When was Ceretha most popular?
Ceretha was most popular in the 1950s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Ceretha been used?
Ceretha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 49 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Ceretha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cera, Cerenity, Cerise, Cerena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.