Girls' name · since 1914
Coretha
505 babies named Coretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 505
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
505 girls have been named Coretha since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Coretha recorded 505 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1988.
- #11,786 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 505 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coretha ranks #11,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 505 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 505
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Coretha's 505 recorded births place it above 83.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Coretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Coretha's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Coretha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1988
- Peak year (1925)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Coretha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (113 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Coretha's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Coretha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 41
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
113 births
- 1930s
1930s
76 births
- 1940s
1940s
73 births
- 1950s
1950s
93 births
- 1960s
1960s
72 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 113 births (22% of all-time use).
How Coretha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Coretha's total volume
Coretha by state
Where Coretha concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
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What to do with Coretha's data
- Coretha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Corethas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Coretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Coretha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.