Iretha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Iretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 359 babies named Iretha between 1915 and 1977, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iretha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Iretha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iretha 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 359 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.