Recorded 1950–1978 Girls' name Peak 1953 23 births

Cloretta — girls' name

23 babies named Cloretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s51970s5
1950s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Cloretta was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cloretta in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cloretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Cloretta between 1950 and 1978, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cloretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cloretta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cloretta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cloretta 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 23 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.

Cloretta at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

23

Since 1950

29 years of records

Peak year

1953

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1950

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1978

Cloretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1950

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1953)
8
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Cloretta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
13 births that decade — 57% of Cloretta's all-time total
1950s131960s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloretta?
23 babies have been named Cloretta since 1950. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1953 with 8 births.
When was Cloretta most popular?
Cloretta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Cloretta been used?
Cloretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 29 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Cloretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clover, Cloe, Cloey, Clora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1950–1978 (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.