Girls' name · since 1910
Oretha
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 1,158 babies named Oretha, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,158
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,158 girls have been named Oretha since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Oretha has 1,158 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1981.
- #6,788 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,158 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oretha ranks #6,788 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,158 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,158
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oretha's 1,158 recorded births place it above 90.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Oretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oretha's full recorded timeline at 1942, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oretha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1981
- Peak year (1926)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Oretha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (280 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Oretha's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Oretha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
152 births
- 1920s
1920s
280 births
- 1930s
1930s
225 births
- 1940s
1940s
182 births
- 1950s
1950s
170 births
- 1960s
1960s
118 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 280 births (24% of all-time use).
How Oretha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Oretha's total volume
Oretha by state
Where Oretha concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #3 | West Virginia | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.4% |
35 of 1,158 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Oretha's data
- Oretha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Orethas (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1910–1981 (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 Oretha 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.