Girls' name · since 1932
Tretha
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Tretha, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Tretha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1932.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tretha has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1932, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1960.
- #49,295 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1932
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tretha ranks #49,295 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1932, peaking in the 1930s.
- #49,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Tretha's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tretha splits its recorded history at 1950: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tretha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1960
- Peak year (1932)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Tretha by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1930s was Tretha's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Tretha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Tretha's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1932–1960 (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 Tretha 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.