Retha is a girl's name of English origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. It is a rare choice in US records.
Retha belongs to the English & American tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Retha first appears in Social Security records in 1884. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #431 in 1901, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 10,597 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Retha is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its English origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Retha is a girl name.
Retha comes from the English & American tradition.
Retha first appears in US records in 1884. Its best-ever ranking was #431 in 1901, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
This profile is built from the US Social Security Administration's public baby-names data — see the source. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check. If you spot an error, write to [email protected].
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