Recorded 1949–1981 Girls' name Peak 1969 33 births

Saretha — girls' name

33 babies named Saretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s171970s51980s6
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Saretha was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

7 babies were named Saretha in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Saretha between 1949 and 1981, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saretha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Saretha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saretha 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 33 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.

Saretha at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

33

Since 1949

33 years of records

Peak year

1969

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1949

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1981

Saretha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1949

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1969)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Saretha by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 52% of Saretha's all-time total
1940s51960s171970s51980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saretha?
33 babies have been named Saretha since 1949. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1969 with 7 births.
When was Saretha most popular?
Saretha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Saretha been used?
Saretha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 33 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Saretha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, 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, 1949–1981 (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.