Baby name

Aretha

Girl

Short-lived name

In 1968, Aretha reached its peak: 543 girls, 1 baby in 6,222. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 36% of all babies named Aretha since 1880 were born in the 1960s.

5,656births since 1880

1960sgeneration

No. 397rank at its peak, in 1968

Where babies named Aretha are born

1968

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The darker the blue, the more common Aretha is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Aretha is most common in Mississippi (5.9 times), Alabama (4.1) and Georgia (3.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Retha 10,597
Aletha 6,948
Arletha 1,640
Oretha 1,158
Aretta 1,142

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