Girl
Retha
Rooted in Greek, Retha is a girl's name that means "Greek arete, virtue, excellence". It has not kept pace since its 1920s peak. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. The name's best year yet was 1924.
EtymologyShort for Aretha
GreekGreek "arete" – "virtue, excellence"
Births by decade
1900s
446
1910s
1,372
1920s
2,078
1930s
1,868
1940s
1,702
1950s
1,595
1960s
872
1970s
257
1980s
143
1990s
46
2000s
0
2010s
5
Peaked in the 1920s · 10,384 total U.S. births since 1900