How Many People Are Named Oretha?
people named Oretha are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 785,712 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,158 babies named Oretha in Social Security records from 1910 to 1981, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
40 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Oretha in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Oretha alive today is about 72 years old, and 85% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 64 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Oretha first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1926, to 40 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1981.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 1981
🏆 Rank History
Oretha has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,239, in 1926.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,239 (1926) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,566 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Oretha alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Oretha were born in Florida than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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