Unisex name · since 1975

Baretta

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.

#21,854 of 45,481
all-time among boys
52
born since 1975
1970s
peak decade

52 boys have been named Baretta since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Baretta recorded 52 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1978.

  • #21,854 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 52 born since 1975
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baretta ranks #21,854 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.

#21,854 of 45,481
all-time among boys
52
born since 1975
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Baretta's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Baretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Baretta splits its recorded history at 1977: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1978 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Baretta popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1975)
18
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5101520 1975197619771978 8

Baretta popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 20 births
46810121416 19751976 6

Baretta by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (52 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Baretta's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Baretta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 52 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baretta? ▼
Baretta has been given to 52 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,854 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 18 babies were born in 1975, its single highest year.
Where does Baretta sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baretta ranks #21,854 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Keep exploring Baretta

Nearby Names Like Baretta

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Baretta

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Barney Boy
#12010 16,090 births
Barton Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Baretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Baretta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.