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“bright, shining, clear”
/kləˈɹiːθə/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Claretha is a feminine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of Clare, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “bright, shining, clear”.
Meaning: “bright, shining, clear”
Elaborated form of Clare.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 1989: 5 girls (rank 12362). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Claretha
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 12 | 2,674 | observed |
| 1919 | 5 | 4,814 | observed |
| 1920 | 9 | 3,340 | observed |
| 1921 | 8 | 3,666 | observed |
| 1922 | 12 | 2,780 | observed |
| 1923 | 7 | 3,971 | observed |
| 1924 | 9 | 3,393 | observed |
| 1925 | 6 | 4,426 | observed |
| 1926 | 15 | 2,351 | observed |
| 1927 | 15 | 2,339 | observed |
| 1928 | 11 | 2,768 | observed |
| 1929 | 13 | 2,437 | observed |
| 1930 | 21 | 1,748 | observed |
| 1931 | 19 | 1,803 | observed |
| 1932 | 28 | 1,421 | observed |
| 1933 | 29 | 1,330 | observed |
| 1934 | 21 | 1,651 | observed |
| 1935 | 18 | 1,845 | observed |
| 1936 | 17 | 1,873 | observed |
| 1937 | 26 | 1,451 | observed |
| 1938 | 22 | 1,650 | observed |
| 1939 | 15 | 2,125 | observed |
| 1940 | 23 | 1,635 | observed |
| 1941 | 32 | 1,355 | observed |
| 1942 | 24 | 1,706 | observed |
| 1943 | 20 | 1,949 | observed |
| 1944 | 30 | 1,486 | observed |
| 1945 | 25 | 1,660 | observed |
| 1946 | 27 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1947 | 25 | 1,946 | observed |
| 1948 | 41 | 1,439 | observed |
| 1949 | 35 | 1,564 | observed |
| 1950 | 38 | 1,495 | observed |
| 1951 | 32 | 1,701 | observed |
| 1952 | 38 | 1,560 | observed |
| 1953 | 30 | 1,834 | observed |
| 1954 | 32 | 1,836 | observed |
| 1955 | 21 | 2,411 | observed |
| 1956 | 32 | 1,897 | observed |
| 1957 | 21 | 2,486 | observed |
| 1958 | 29 | 2,073 | observed |
| 1959 | 25 | 2,289 | observed |
| 1960 | 19 | 2,820 | observed |
| 1961 | 16 | 3,189 | observed |
| 1962 | 19 | 2,814 | observed |
| 1963 | 15 | 3,336 | observed |
| 1964 | 14 | 3,515 | observed |
| 1965 | 14 | 3,402 | observed |
| 1966 | 7 | 5,273 | observed |
| 1967 | 7 | 5,457 | observed |
| 1968 | 12 | 4,000 | observed |
| 1969 | 10 | 4,723 | observed |
| 1970 | 7 | 6,362 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | 5 | 8,423 | observed |
| 1974 | 9 | 5,776 | observed |
| 1975 | 9 | 5,984 | observed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | 6 | 8,444 | observed |
| 1978 | 5 | 9,750 | observed |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | 7 | 8,128 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | 5 | 10,422 | observed |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 5 | 12,362 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Claretha” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
