Recorded 1901–1962 Girls' name Peak 1915 211 births

Wreatha — girls' name

211 babies named Wreatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s171910s631920s541930s511940s161950s51960s5
1910s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Wreatha was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

13 babies were named Wreatha in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wreatha

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Wreatha between 1901 and 1962, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wreatha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wreatha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Wreatha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wreatha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wreatha 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 211 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.

Wreatha at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

211

Since 1901

62 years of records

Peak year

1915

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1901

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1962

Wreatha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1901

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1915)
13
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
468101214 196219401935192919231919191519061901 5

Wreatha by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
63 births that decade — 30% of Wreatha's all-time total
1900s171910s631920s541930s511940s161950s51960s5

Wreatha by state

Where Wreatha concentrates geographically — total births since 1901

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wreatha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.4%
New York share of Wreatha's total US births 2.4%

5 of 211 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wreatha?
211 babies have been named Wreatha since 1901. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1915 with 13 births.
When was Wreatha most popular?
Wreatha was most popular in the 1910s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Wreatha most popular?
The top states for the name Wreatha are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Wreatha been used?
Wreatha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 62 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Wreatha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wren, Wrenley, Wrenlee, Wrenleigh, 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, 1901–1962 (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.