Iretha

EYE-er-thuh /ˈaɪɚθə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Iretha is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Iretha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Iretha was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1957 (16 births).

About the name Iretha

PronunciationEYE-er-thuh /ˈaɪɚθə/
16peak births 1957
1915first in SSA data

Names similar to Iretha

How popular is Iretha?

Girls named Iretha
19151920193019401950196019701977
Girls named Iretha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) 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

Iretha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19775—#10,182
19726—#7,611
19705—#8,459
19696—#6,941
19686—#6,525
19678—#5,156
19647—#5,675
19636—#6,139
19615—#6,952
19607—#5,368
195810—#4,045
195716—#2,972
19566—#5,546
19557—#4,908
19545—#6,086
19537—#4,763
194911—#3,265
19489—#3,708
19466—#4,658
19458—#3,501
194410—#3,025
19439—#3,349
19416—#4,159
19405—#4,644
19385—#4,602
193713—#2,371
19367—#3,525
193511—#2,637
19348—#3,294
19335—#4,501
19328—#3,415
19319—#3,083
19306—#4,271
19296—#4,299
192812—#2,684
19276—#4,530
19268—#3,719
192513—#2,685
19249—#3,505
19235—#5,295
19229—#3,509
19217—#4,216
192013—#2,656
19197—#4,024
19189—#3,370
19157—#3,602