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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Oretha

Oretha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 1239th with 40 babies. More babies were named Oretha in the 1920s 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
192640 babies
Total since 1880
1,158babies recorded

Oretha 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——
1960#3,86112
1950#2,23220
1940#2,18515
1930#1,42430
1920#1,25138
1910#2,0867
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Oretha, counting every spelling?

Oretha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Oretha?

About 400 people born in the US named Oretha are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 64 and 81. That makes Oretha 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.

Oretha by state

How common Oretha was among girls born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (8.3×). In 49 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: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesWV0.20Virginia: 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: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District 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: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Oretha, girls, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Oretha

How popular is the name Oretha?

Oretha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 1239th with 40 babies. More babies were named Oretha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Oretha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,158 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Oretha most popular?

In 1924–1928, Oretha was most common in West Virginia (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.