Iretha

Girl · recorded 1915–1977

  • 1977last recorded
  • 1937best year

Most popular in 1937.

Last recorded in 1977. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Iretha.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

061219151931194619621977

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 46 recorded years as a table
Iretha, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19157
19188
19196
192011
19216
19227
19234
19247
192511
19267
19275
192810
19295
19305
19318
19327
19335
19348
193510
19367
193712
19385
19404
19415
19436
19448
19456
19464
19485
19496
19534
19543
19554
19563
19578
19585
19603
19612
19633
19644
19675
19684
19694
19703
19724
19773

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Iretha isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1977
5
Rank in 1977
#9,652
How rare
1 in 306,629 girls
Since 1915
359

Iretha was last recorded in 1977. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1937, at 12 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Iretha doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.