Is Coretha a boy or girl name?

Coretha is a girl’s name. Of the 505 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Coretha

Recorded 1914–1988 · United States

Coretha was most popular in 1925, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,576 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 505 people named Coretha.

Coretha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Coretha’s peak in 1925. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Coretha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Coretha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 505 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org