Recorded 1925–1956 Girls' name Peak 1925 37 births

Geretha — girls' name

37 babies named Geretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s81930s61940s161950s7
1940s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Geretha was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

8 babies were named Geretha in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Geretha between 1925 and 1956, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geretha performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Geretha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geretha 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 37 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.

Geretha at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

37

Since 1925

32 years of records

Peak year

1925

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1925

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1956

Geretha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1925

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1925)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
456789 195619471943194019391925 8

Geretha by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
16 births that decade — 43% of Geretha's all-time total
1920s81930s61940s161950s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geretha?
37 babies have been named Geretha since 1925. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1925 with 8 births.
When was Geretha most popular?
Geretha was most popular in the 1940s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Geretha been used?
Geretha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 32 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Geretha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geraldine, Gertrude, Gertie, Geri, 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, 1925–1956 (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.