Recorded 1975–1978 Unisex name Peak 1975 52 births

Baretta — boys' name

52 babies named Baretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Baretta was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

18 babies were named Baretta in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Baretta between 1975 and 1978, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Baretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Baretta is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 20 additional births since 1975.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baretta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baretta 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 52 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.

Baretta at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

52

Since 1975

4 years of records

Peak year

1975

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1975

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1978

Baretta popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1975

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1975)
18
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5101520 1978197719761975 18

Baretta popularity over time — girls

20 total births recorded since 1975 (Baretta as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 20 births
46810121416 19761975 14

Baretta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
52 births that decade — 100% of Baretta's all-time total
1970s52

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baretta?
52 babies have been named Baretta since 1975. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1975 with 18 births.
When was Baretta most popular?
Baretta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Is Baretta a unisex name?
Yes, Baretta is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 52 births, and as a girl's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Baretta been used?
Baretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 4 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Baretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barry, Barrett, Bart, Barney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–1978 (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.