Maretha

ma-REH-thuh /mæˈɹɛθə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Maretha is a very rare variant of Martha that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Maretha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1958. Maretha was first reported in SSA data in 1928 and peaked in 1942 (9 births).

About the name Maretha

Pronunciationma-REH-thuh /mæˈɹɛθə/
9peak births 1942
1928first in SSA data

Names similar to Maretha

MarthaMartheMarthMarathaSamanthaTabithaTabathaMaryMaretaMaretta

How popular is Maretha?

Girls named Maretha
19281930193519401945195019551958
Girls named Maretha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1928–1958 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1958) 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

Maretha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19585—#6,669
19545—#6,280
19457—#3,887
19429—#3,338
19285—#5,168
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