Girls' name · since 1902
Claretta
Claretta has 924 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 924
- born since 1902
- 1940s
- peak decade
Claretta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 924 recorded since 1902.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claretta has been recorded 924 times among girls since 1902, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 1982.
- #7,938 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 924 born since 1902
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claretta ranks #7,938 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 924 born since 1902, peaking in the 1940s.
- #7,938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 924
- born since 1902
- 1940s
- peak decade
Claretta's 924 recorded births place it above 89.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Claretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Claretta's full recorded timeline at 1941, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Claretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1982
- Peak year (1943)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Claretta by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (202 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Claretta's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Claretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s
1910s
89 births
- 1920s
1920s
163 births
- 1930s
1930s
172 births
- 1940s
1940s
202 births
- 1950s
1950s
157 births
- 1960s
1960s
85 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 202 births (22% of all-time use).
How Claretta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Claretta's total volume
Claretta by state
Where Claretta concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 26 | 2.8% |
26 of 924 births nationwide.
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What to do with Claretta's data
- Claretta's decade-level peak was the 1940s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Clarettas (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Claretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1902–1982 (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 Claretta 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.