Recorded 1932–1960 Girls' name Peak 1932 16 births

Tretha — girls' name

16 babies named Tretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61950s51960s5
1930s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Tretha was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tretha in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Tretha between 1932 and 1960, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tretha performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tretha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tretha 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 16 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.

Tretha at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

16

Since 1932

29 years of records

Peak year

1932

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1932

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1960

Tretha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1932

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1932)
6
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.5 196019501932 6

Tretha by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 38% of Tretha's all-time total
1930s61950s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tretha?
16 babies have been named Tretha since 1932. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1932 with 6 births.
When was Tretha most popular?
Tretha was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Tretha been used?
Tretha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 29 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Tretha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Treva, Treasure, Tressa, Tressie, 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, 1932–1960 (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.