Laretha

la-REH-thuh /læˈɹɛθə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Laretha is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Laretha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Laretha was first reported in SSA data in 1937 and peaked in 1971 (13 births).

About the name Laretha

Pronunciationla-REH-thuh /læˈɹɛθə/
13peak births 1971
1937first in SSA data

Names similar to Laretha

How popular is Laretha?

Girls named Laretha
19371940195019601970198019901991
Girls named Laretha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1937–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) 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

Laretha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19917—#10,926
19896—#11,642
19875—#12,321
19866—#10,218
19855—#11,605
19837—#8,546
19797—#8,520
19787—#8,100
197710—#6,111
19765—#10,088
19758—#6,832
19746—#8,221
19738—#6,384
19726—#7,758
197113—#4,426
19709—#5,613
19686—#6,633
19678—#5,214
19668—#5,074
19658—#5,068
19647—#5,754
19626—#6,221
19615—#7,081
19595—#6,759
19587—#5,162
19577—#5,150
19565—#6,442
19555—#6,301
19548—#4,473
19535—#6,118
195110—#3,615
19456—#4,294
19376—#4,053