Girls' name · since 1904
Wretha
Since 1904, U.S. Social Security records show 206 babies named Wretha, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wretha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 206 have been recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wretha has been recorded 206 times among girls since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1943.
- #19,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 206 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wretha ranks #19,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 206 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wretha's 206 recorded births place it above 72.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wretha splits its recorded history at 1924: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wretha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1943
- Peak year (1915)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Wretha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Wretha's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Wretha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 21
1900s
21 births
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
49 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Wretha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1904–1943 (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 Wretha 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.