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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Claretha

Claretha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 1332nd; the most babies were born in 1948 (41). More babies were named Claretha in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194841 babies
Total since 1880
1,109babies recorded

Claretha popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#6,4687
1960#2,83019
1950#1,50138
1940#1,64223
1930#1,76121
1920#3,3849
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Claretha, counting every spelling?

Claretha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Claretha?

About 600 people born in the US named Claretha are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 65 and 79. That makes Claretha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Claretha by state

How common Claretha was among girls born in each state in 1946–1950, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (16.1×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNC0.05South Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesSC0.13District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesFL0.32
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Claretha, girls, 1946–1950. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Claretha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Claretha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Claretha

How popular is the name Claretha?

Claretha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 1332nd; the most babies were born in 1948 (41). More babies were named Claretha in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Claretha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,109 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Claretha most popular?

In 1946–1950, Claretha was most common in Florida (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Georgia.