Girls' name · since 1946

Diretha

14 babies named Diretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#50,476 of 72,339
all-time among girls
14
born since 1946
1950s
peak decade

Diretha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 14 recorded since 1946.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diretha has been recorded 14 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1958.

  • #50,476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 14 born since 1946
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diretha ranks #50,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.

#50,476 of 72,339
all-time among girls
14
born since 1946
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Diretha's 14 recorded births place it above 29.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Diretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Diretha's full recorded timeline at 1958, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Diretha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1958

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1958)
9
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
45678910 19461958 9

Diretha by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (9 births, 64% of the file).

1950s was Diretha's strongest decade.

9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Diretha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 9 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Diretha? ▼
14 babies have been named Diretha since 1946. All-time, it sits at #50,476 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1958 with 9 births.
Where does Diretha sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diretha ranks #50,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Diretha most popular? ▼
Diretha was most popular in the 1950s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Diretha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Diretha since 1946 -- 13 years through the most recent 1958 data.
What names are similar to Diretha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dira, Dirinda, Diriany. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Diretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1946–1958 (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 Diretha 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.