Recorded 1950–2017 Girls' name Peak 1970 419 births

Bretta — girls' name

419 babies named Bretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s551960s1081970s1061980s541990s842000s72010s5
1960s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Bretta was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

20 babies were named Bretta in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 419 babies named Bretta between 1950 and 2017, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bretta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Bretta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bretta 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 419 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.

Bretta at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

419

Since 1950

68 years of records

Peak year

1970

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1950

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2017

Bretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1950

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1970)
20
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
0510152025 20171994198819761970196419581950 6

Bretta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
108 births that decade — 26% of Bretta's all-time total
1950s551960s1081970s1061980s541990s842000s72010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bretta?
419 babies have been named Bretta since 1950. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1970 with 20 births.
When was Bretta most popular?
Bretta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Bretta been used?
Bretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 68 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Bretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brenda, Breanna, Brenna, Breana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1950–2017 (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.