Arethea

A-rih-thee-uh /ˈæɹɪˌθiə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Arethea is a very rare variant of Aretha that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Arethea is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1972. Arethea was first reported in SSA data in 1960 and peaked in 1968 (7 births).

About the name Arethea

PronunciationA-rih-thee-uh /ˈæɹɪˌθiə/
7peak births 1968
1960first in SSA data

Names similar to Arethea

How popular is Arethea?

Girls named Arethea
1960196519701972
Girls named Arethea per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1960–1972 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1972) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Arethea total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19725—#8,370
19695—#7,539
19687—#5,669
19676—#6,076
19605—#6,426