How Many People Are Named Seretha?
An estimated 307 people in the United States have the first name Seretha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Seretha peaked in popularity in 1959 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Seretha 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 Seretha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
307
About 1 in 1,116,464 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1959
15 births
Total Registered
518
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Seretha
Seretha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 518 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Seretha as a female name
Ranked #14,072 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1959 (15 births)
Seretha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Seretha span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 106 babies were registered. While Seretha is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Seretha by Decade
How has Seretha 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.
Seretha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Seretha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Seretha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Seretha?
We estimate approximately 307 people named Seretha 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 1,116,464 Americans share this first name.
Is Seretha a common name?
Seretha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 518 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Seretha most popular?
Seretha reached peak popularity in 1959, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Seretha is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Seretha a female name?
Seretha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Seretha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Seretha Smith, Seretha Johnson, Seretha 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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