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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Aretta

Aretta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 1048th; the most babies were born in 1923 (33). More babies were named Aretta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192333 babies
Total since 1880
1,142babies recorded

Aretta popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#10,4945
1970#6,4077
1960#4,4529
1950#2,54416
1940#2,11315
1930#1,66423
1920#1,51429
1910#1,52710
1900#1,9485
1890——
1880——

How popular is Aretta, counting every spelling?

Aretta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Aretta?

About 400 people born in the US named Aretta are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 62 and 80. That makes Aretta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Aretta by state

How common Aretta was among girls born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (8.8×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesWV0.21Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Aretta, girls, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Aretta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aretta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Aretta

How popular is the name Aretta?

Aretta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 1048th; the most babies were born in 1923 (33). More babies were named Aretta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Aretta a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,142 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Aretta most popular?

In 1921–1925, Aretta was most common in West Virginia (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and North Carolina.