Retha

Where Retha comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Retha.

  • Vowel-ended
Retha through the years
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #930 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1901
    Peak, #431
    48 babies named Retha, its best rank.
  3. 1939
    Retha Warnicke born
    American historian
  4. 1976
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,678.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes
  • Retha Warnicke · American historian, born 1939

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