Girls' name · since 1915
Seretha
518 babies named Seretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 518
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
518 girls have been named Seretha since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Seretha recorded 518 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1989.
- #11,593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 518 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seretha ranks #11,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 518 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 518
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Seretha's 518 recorded births place it above 83.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Seretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Seretha's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Seretha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1989
- Peak year (1959)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Seretha by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (106 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Seretha's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Seretha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
58 births
- 1930s
1930s
49 births
- 1940s
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 106 births (20% of all-time use).
How Seretha 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 Seretha's total volume
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What to do with Seretha's data
- Seretha's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 1980s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Seretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1915–1989 (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 Seretha 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.