Retta
Retta was the 12903rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 324th; the most babies were born in 1922 (60). More babies were named Retta in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,903 girls, up 4,116 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192260 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,399babies recorded
Retta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,903 | 7 |
| 2020 | #17,019 | 5 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #17,009 | 5 |
| 1990 | #12,535 | 6 |
| 1980 | #10,037 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,541 | 18 |
| 1960 | #1,831 | 39 |
| 1950 | #1,300 | 50 |
| 1940 | #1,339 | 32 |
| 1930 | #1,315 | 34 |
| 1920 | #1,085 | 48 |
| 1910 | #935 | 22 |
| 1900 | #538 | 40 |
| 1890 | #520 | 26 |
| 1880 | #324 | 25 |
How popular is Retta, counting every spelling?
Retta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Retta?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Retta (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Retta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Retta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Retta?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Retta are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 61 and 79. That makes Retta a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Retta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Retta, they share its era and feel.
Retta is also a nickname for Loretta.
Questions about the name Retta
How popular is the name Retta?
Retta was the 12903rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 324th; the most babies were born in 1922 (60). More babies were named Retta in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Retta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Retta in the US.