How Many People Are Named Karetha?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Karetha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Karetha peaked in popularity in 1975 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karetha 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 Karetha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Karetha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1975
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karetha
Karetha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karetha as a female name
Ranked #8,449 in 1975
6 female births in 1975
Peak: 1975 (6 births)
Karetha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karetha span from the 1960s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 6 babies were registered. Karetha remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Karetha by Decade
How has Karetha 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.
Karetha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karetha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karetha
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karetha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karetha?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Karetha 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 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Karetha a common name?
Karetha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karetha most popular?
Karetha reached peak popularity in 1975, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karetha is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karetha a female name?
Karetha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karetha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karetha Smith, Karetha Johnson, Karetha 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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