How Many People Are Named Laretha?
An estimated 186 people in the United States have the first name Laretha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Laretha peaked in popularity in 1971 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laretha 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 Laretha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
186
About 1 in 1,842,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1971
13 births
Total Registered
227
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laretha
Laretha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 227 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laretha as a female name
Ranked #10,926 in 1991
7 female births in 1991
Peak: 1971 (13 births)
Laretha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laretha span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 79 babies were registered. Laretha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laretha by Decade
How has Laretha 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.
Laretha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laretha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laretha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laretha?
We estimate approximately 186 people named Laretha 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 1,842,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Laretha a common name?
Laretha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 227 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laretha most popular?
Laretha reached peak popularity in 1971, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laretha is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laretha a female name?
Laretha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laretha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laretha Smith, Laretha Johnson, Laretha 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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