Girls' name · since 1909
Coretta
2,433 babies named Coretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,433
- born since 1909
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,433 girls have been named Coretta since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Coretta recorded 2,433 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1909 to 2024.
- #4,123 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,433 born since 1909
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coretta ranks #4,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,433 born since 1909, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,433
- born since 1909
- 1970s
- peak decade
Coretta's 2,433 recorded births place it above 94.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Coretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coretta's full recorded timeline at 1967, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 336 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2024
- Peak year (1968)
- 336
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Coretta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (692 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Coretta's strongest decade.
692 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Coretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s 41
1910s
41 births
- 1920s 57
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 91
1930s
91 births
- 1940s 85
1940s
85 births
- 1950s 130
1950s
130 births
- 1960s
1960s
643 births
- 1970s
1970s
692 births
- 1980s
1980s
384 births
- 1990s 127
1990s
127 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 89
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 692 births (28% of all-time use).
How Coretta 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 Coretta's total volume
Coretta by state
Where Coretta concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 122 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 100 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 87 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 70 | 2.9% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 67 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 64 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 59 | 2.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 56 | 2.3% |
122 of 2,433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Coretta appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Coretta's data
- Coretta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (692 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Corettas (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Coretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1909–2024 (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 Coretta 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.