Girls' name · since 1915
Iretha
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 359 babies named Iretha, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,444 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 359
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
359 girls have been named Iretha since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iretha has been recorded 359 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1977.
- #14,444 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 359 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iretha ranks #14,444 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 359 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,444 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 359
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Iretha's 359 recorded births place it above 80.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Iretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iretha splits its recorded history at 1941: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iretha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1977
- Peak year (1957)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Iretha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (88 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Iretha's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Iretha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s
1930s
72 births
- 1940s
1940s
64 births
- 1950s
1950s
51 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 88 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Iretha's data
- Iretha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1915–1977 (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 Iretha 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.