How Many People Are Named Coretha?
An estimated 204 people in the United States have the first name Coretha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Coretha peaked in popularity in 1925 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coretha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Coretha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Coretha is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
204
About 1 in 1,680,168 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1925
19 births
Total Registered
505
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coretha
Coretha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 505 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Coretha as a female name
Ranked #9,476 in 1988
7 female births in 1988
Peak: 1925 (19 births)
Coretha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coretha span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 113 babies were registered. Coretha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Coretha by Decade
How has Coretha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Coretha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coretha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coretha
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Coretha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coretha?
We estimate approximately 204 people named Coretha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,680,168 Americans share this first name.
Is Coretha a common name?
Coretha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 505 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coretha most popular?
Coretha reached peak popularity in 1925, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coretha is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coretha a female name?
Coretha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coretha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coretha Smith, Coretha Johnson, Coretha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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