Wretha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Wretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 206 babies named Wretha between 1904 and 1943, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wretha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Wretha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wretha 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 206 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.