Arethia

a-REH-thee-uh /æˈɹɛθiə/
girl 3 syllables fading

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

Arethia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1971. Arethia was first reported in SSA data in 1928 and peaked in 1967 (8 births).

About the name Arethia

Pronunciationa-REH-thee-uh /æˈɹɛθiə/
8peak births 1967
1928first in SSA data

Names similar to Arethia

How popular is Arethia?

Girls named Arethia
1928193019401950196019701971
Girls named Arethia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1928–1971 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1971) 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

Arethia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19715—#8,412
19685—#7,066
19678—#5,009
19635—#6,649
19285—#4,758