Aretha peaked in the US in 1968 at #397, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Aretha as a girl’s name Share of babies Rank
Aretha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.5 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Aretha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.5 1880 1920 1960 2000 Aretha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Aretha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US England & Wales 2023 #13,462 (6) — 2022 #13,592 (6) #4,646 (4) 2021 #13,464 (6) — 2019 — #5,591 (3) 2018 #15,682 (5) — 2017 #15,902 (5) #4,763 (4) 2016 — #5,785 (3) 2013 #14,582 (6) #5,742 (3) 2011 #16,764 (5) #5,785 (3) 2010 #13,448 (7) — 2008 #13,832 (7) — 2006 #17,168 (5) — 2005 — #4,798 (3) 2002 #12,187 (7) #3,409 (4) 2001 #13,521 (6) —
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1968 at #397. First recorded in the US in 1900.