Recorded 1938–1960 Girls' name Peak 1952 36 births

Joretha — girls' name

36 babies named Joretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s61950s191960s6
1950s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Joretha was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

8 babies were named Joretha in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Joretha between 1938 and 1960, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joretha performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joretha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joretha 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 36 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.

Joretha at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

36

Since 1938

23 years of records

Peak year

1952

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1938

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1960

Joretha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1938

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1952)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Joretha by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
19 births that decade — 53% of Joretha's all-time total
1930s51940s61950s191960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joretha?
36 babies have been named Joretha since 1938. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1952 with 8 births.
When was Joretha most popular?
Joretha was most popular in the 1950s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Joretha been used?
Joretha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 23 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Joretha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jordan, Jordyn, Jordynn, Jordin, 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, 1938–1960 (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.