Recorded 1971–1987 Girls' name Peak 1972 34 births

Aretina — girls' name

34 babies named Aretina in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s5

The verdict

34 girls have been named Aretina since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1987.

34
total births
1971–1987
years on record
1970s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Aretina was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

12 babies were named Aretina in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aretina

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Aretina between 1971 and 1987, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aretina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aretina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aretina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aretina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aretina at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

34

Since 1971

17 years of records

Peak year

1972

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1971

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1987

Aretina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1971

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1972)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 19871975197319721971 6

Aretina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
29 births that decade — 85% of Aretina's all-time total
1970s291980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aretina?
34 babies have been named Aretina since 1971. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1972 with 12 births.
When was Aretina most popular?
Aretina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Aretina been used?
Aretina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 17 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Aretina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arely, Areli, Aretha, Aretta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.