Luretha
Feminine
Luretha belongs to the family of American names that end in -etha, the ending made famous by Aretha Franklin, who in 1987 became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Luretha shares only the ending with her and sets Lu- in front of it.
How old is the name Luretha?
Luretha first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Luretha alive today was born around 1941, making them about 84 years old. About 200 people named Luretha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Luretha most popular?
Luretha peaked in 1933, reaching #2275 nationally. See the whole 1933 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Luretha
Luretha is Loretta's melody with a different close, or Lura given the soft ending of Aretha. The Lu- at the front is the sound of Lula and Lurline; the -etha at the back is the ending that the Queen of Soul would make impossible to forget. Luretha sits between them: three beats, the stress in the middle, and a th that softens the whole close.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for Luretha. It may be Lura with the -etha ending, or Loretta with its o turned to u and its double t to th; nothing records which. Aretha, whose ending it shares, is traced to the Greek arete, excellence, but that meaning belongs to Aretha.
Pronouncing Luretha
loo-REE-thuh
Three syllables, stressed on REE, with the th of thin.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1912
- Most girls named
- 195116 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2275reached in 1933
- Change vs 1970
- 0.0%5 in 1971, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lurethas among us
people named Luretha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Luretha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Shares its ending with Aretha, a name almost everyone recognizes.
- Three syllables with a clear middle stress.
- Rare, so it is distinctive.
- Expect Loretta or Lurena on forms; the u and the th will need spelling out.
- It sounds of an earlier generation. To many listeners that is exactly its charm.
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Frequently asked
- How many Lurethas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Luretha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Luretha in 2025?
- Luretha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Luretha with classmates?
- Luretha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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