Recorded 1922–1984 Girls' name Peak 1972 38 births

Coletha — girls' name

38 babies named Coletha in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51960s51970s111980s12
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Coletha was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

6 babies were named Coletha in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coletha

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Coletha between 1922 and 1984, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Coletha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coletha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Coletha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coletha 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 38 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.

Coletha at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

38

Since 1922

63 years of records

Peak year

1972

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1922

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1984

Coletha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1922

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
4.555.566.5 1984198019751972196019321922 5

Coletha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 32% of Coletha's all-time total
1920s51930s51960s51970s111980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coletha?
38 babies have been named Coletha since 1922. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1972 with 6 births.
When was Coletha most popular?
Coletha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Coletha been used?
Coletha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 63 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Coletha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Colleen, Colette, Coleen, Collins, 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, 1922–1984 (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.