Girls' name · since 1950
Bretta
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 419 babies named Bretta, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bretta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 419 have been recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bretta has been recorded 419 times among girls since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2017.
- #13,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 419 born since 1950
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bretta ranks #13,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 419 born since 1950, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bretta's 419 recorded births place it above 81.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bretta's full recorded timeline at 1973, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2017
- Peak year (1970)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Bretta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (108 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Bretta's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Bretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s
1960s
108 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 108 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bretta's data
- Bretta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
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, 1950–2017 (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 Bretta 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.