Is Teretha a boy or girl name?

Teretha is a girl’s name. Of the 665 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Teretha

Recorded 1914–1982 · United States

Teretha was most popular in 1952, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,278 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 665 people named Teretha.

Teretha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Teretha’s peak in 1952. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Teretha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Teretha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 665 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