Rhetta is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1941 and has grown less common since.
Rhetta is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,719 for girl births in the United States (and #19,683 across all names), given to 8 babies. Rhetta was first reported in SSA data in 1895 and peaked in 1941 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,719 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #8,335 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #17,101 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #14,935 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #17,624 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,723 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #13,198 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #14,919 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #15,194 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,683 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #10,053 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #8,198 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,834 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,424 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #4,753 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #6,230 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #5,849 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #4,235 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,290 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #4,915 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | #3,593 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #4,476 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #3,958 |
| 1960 | 14 | — | #3,479 |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #3,580 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #3,881 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | #3,642 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | #3,459 |
| 1955 | 11 | — | #3,736 |
| 1954 | 13 | — | #3,288 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | #3,068 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | #3,165 |
| 1951 | 16 | — | #2,672 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | #4,239 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | #2,967 |
| 1948 | 18 | — | #2,400 |
| 1947 | 13 | — | #3,030 |
| 1946 | 16 | — | #2,466 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #3,942 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #2,599 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | #2,995 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | #2,517 |
| 1941 | 18 | — | #2,010 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,546 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,888 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,703 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | #2,893 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #3,645 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,405 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | #2,656 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #4,455 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #5,299 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,612 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,945 |
| 1923 | 9 | — | #3,601 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,718 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,869 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,745 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #4,208 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #4,492 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,855 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #3,089 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #3,609 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,179 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #2,032 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,923 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,772 |