Recorded 1944–1953 Girls' name Peak 1953 11 births

Rethea — girls' name

11 babies named Rethea in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s6

The verdict

11 girls have been named Rethea since 1944, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1953.

11
total births
1944–1953
years on record
1950s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Rethea was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rethea in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rethea

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Rethea between 1944 and 1953, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rethea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rethea performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rethea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rethea 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 11 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.

Rethea at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

11

Since 1944

10 years of records

Peak year

1953

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1944

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1953

Rethea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1944

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1953)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 19531944 5

Rethea by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 55% of Rethea's all-time total
1940s51950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rethea?
11 babies have been named Rethea since 1944. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1953 with 6 births.
When was Rethea most popular?
Rethea was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Rethea been used?
Rethea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 10 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Rethea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Retha, Reta, Retta, Retal, 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, 1944–1953 (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.