Recorded 1926–1963 Girls' name Peak 1963 21 births

Theretha — girls' name

21 babies named Theretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s101960s6

The verdict

21 girls have been named Theretha since 1926, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1963.

21
total births
1926–1963
years on record
1950s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Theretha was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

6 babies were named Theretha in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Theretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Theretha between 1926 and 1963, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Theretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Theretha performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Theretha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Theretha 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 21 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.

Theretha at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

21

Since 1926

38 years of records

Peak year

1963

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1926

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1963

Theretha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1926

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1963)
6
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Theretha by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 48% of Theretha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Theretha?
21 babies have been named Theretha since 1926. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1963 with 6 births.
When was Theretha most popular?
Theretha was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Theretha been used?
Theretha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 38 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Theretha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Theresa, Thelma, Therese, Thea, 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, 1926–1963 (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.