The baby name Aretha appears in baby name data for the United States from 1913 to 1986. It was most popular in 1968 with 682 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Aretha has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 19 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1919 | 19 |
| 1921 | 17 |
| 1922 | 28 |
| 1923 | 20 |
| 1924 | 15 |
| 1925 | 37 |
| 1926 | 33 |
| 1928 | 26 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1930 | 5 |
| 1932 | 27 |
| 1933 | 31 |
| 1934 | 24 |
| 1935 | 37 |
| 1936 | 15 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1938 | 10 |
| 1939 | 52 |
| 1940 | 8 |
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1943 | 10 |
| 1944 | 15 |
| 1945 | 13 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 12 |
| 1948 | 5 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1950 | 6 |
| 1952 | 16 |
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1956 | 7 |
| 1957 | 7 |
| 1958 | 16 |
| 1959 | 21 |
| 1960 | 24 |
| 1961 | 93 |
| 1962 | 95 |
| 1963 | 75 |
| 1964 | 101 |
| 1965 | 145 |
| 1966 | 56 |
| 1967 | 500 |
| 1968 | 682 |
| 1969 | 370 |
| 1970 | 292 |
| 1971 | 257 |
| 1972 | 193 |
| 1973 | 145 |
| 1974 | 140 |
| 1975 | 79 |
| 1976 | 79 |
| 1977 | 45 |
| 1978 | 51 |
| 1979 | 48 |
| 1980 | 21 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 10 |
| 1986 | 5 |