Retta Name Popularity

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How popular is Retta?

Ranking 15,179th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Retta is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Retta has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 324, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1922 with 60 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Retta was less than 5, most recently in 2015.

Retta, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1910-1915, 1919-1922, 1931-1934, and 1940-1943.

Retta's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Retta be?

The popularity trend for Retta has been moving upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Retta for their newborn has risen.

The name Retta is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Retta has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Retta (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		6	15,179
2017		11	9,771
2016		6	15,813
2015		< 5	--
2014		5	18,595
2013		< 5	--
2012		< 5	--
2011		< 5	--
2010		< 5	--
2009		< 5	--
2008		< 5	--
2007		< 5	--
2006		< 5	--
2005		< 5	--
2004		< 5	--
2003		< 5	--
2002		< 5	--
2001		< 5	--
2000		5	17,006
1999		< 5	--
1998		< 5	--
1997		< 5	--
1996		< 5	--
1995		< 5	--
1994		< 5	--
1993		< 5	--
1992		5	14,983
1991		5	14,834
1990		6	12,532
1989		< 5	--
1988		< 5	--
1987		< 5	--
1986		5	12,321
1985		6	10,312
1984		9	7,261
1983		5	11,573
1982		< 5	--
1981		11	6,203
1980		6	10,032
1979		< 5	--
1978		5	11,015
1977		6	9,337
1976		8	7,105
1975		10	5,864
1974		10	5,655
1973		14	4,301
1972		12	4,734
1971		18	3,617
1970		18	3,545
1969		15	3,728
1968		25	2,525
1967		16	3,299
1966		12	3,896
1965		22	2,662
1964		24	2,592
1963		17	3,155
1962		23	2,580
1961		32	2,104
1960		39	1,830
1959		51	1,531
1958		45	1,601
1957		38	1,770
1956		49	1,527
1955		48	1,476
1954		55	1,363
1953		39	1,584
1952		49	1,396
1951		58	1,223
1950		50	1,300
1949		50	1,298
1948		42	1,434
1947		36	1,598
1946		45	1,301
1945		50	1,116
1944		46	1,172
1943		54	1,102
1942		42	1,245
1941		38	1,239
1940		32	1,340
1939		42	1,124
1938		43	1,109
1937		48	1,030
1936		39	1,146
1935		48	1,003
1934		60	886
1933		39	1,134
1932		48	1,029
1931		36	1,219
1930		34	1,316
1929		42	1,152
1928		48	1,094
1927		41	1,226
1926		41	1,217
1925		36	1,340
1924		43	1,222
1923		43	1,191
1922		60	967
1921		41	1,221
1920		48	1,085
1919		38	1,235
1918		43	1,150
1917		43	1,096
1916		38	1,163
1915		42	1,038
1914		33	1,055
1913		25	1,116
1912		25	1,050
1911		25	870
1910		22	935
1909		22	886
1908		24	806
1907		29	708
1906		20	839
1905		26	709
1904		24	724
1903		29	625
1902		29	618
1901		33	537
1900		40	538
1899		32	536
1898		34	554
1897		28	579
1896		31	545
1895		34	509
1894		28	552
1893		28	532
1892		26	550
1891		27	505
1890		26	520
1889		24	529
1888		31	449
1887		30	402
1886		28	413
1885		28	391
1884		21	447
1883		22	408
1882		23	376
1881		17	416
1880		25	324

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.