Aretha

Recorded 1900–2023 · United States

Aretha was most popular in 1968, when 543 American babies were given the name — ranking #715 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 5,656 people named Aretha.

Aretha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Aretha’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Names that peaked alongside Aretha

Tammi
Josette
Kelley
Gena
Michele
Shelli

Where Aretha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Mississippi 7.1×
Alabama 4.7×
Georgia 3.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org