Recorded 1916–1961 Girls' name Peak 1931 101 births

Euretha — girls' name

101 babies named Euretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s521930s361960s5
1920s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Euretha was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

11 babies were named Euretha in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Euretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Euretha between 1916 and 1961, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Euretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Euretha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Euretha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Euretha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Euretha 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 101 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.

Euretha at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

101

Since 1916

46 years of records

Peak year

1931

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1916

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1961

Euretha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1916

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1931)
11
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4681012 19611934193219281926192319211916 8

Euretha by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
52 births that decade — 51% of Euretha's all-time total
1910s81920s521930s361960s5

Euretha by state

Where Euretha concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Euretha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 5.0%
#2 Tennessee
5 5.0%
Georgia share of Euretha's total US births 5.0%
Even split

5 of 101 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Euretha?
101 babies have been named Euretha since 1916. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1931 with 11 births.
When was Euretha most popular?
Euretha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Euretha most popular?
The top states for the name Euretha are Georgia (5 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Euretha been used?
Euretha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 46 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Euretha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eura, Eureka, Eurydice, Eurika, 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, 1916–1961 (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.