Recorded 1961–1966 Girls' name Peak 1961 14 births

Corletta — girls' name

14 babies named Corletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s14
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Corletta was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

8 babies were named Corletta in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Corletta between 1961 and 1966, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corletta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corletta 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 14 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.

Corletta at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

14

Since 1961

6 years of records

Peak year

1961

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1961

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1966

Corletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1961

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1961)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 19661961 8

Corletta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
14 births that decade — 100% of Corletta's all-time total
1960s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corletta?
14 babies have been named Corletta since 1961. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1961 with 8 births.
When was Corletta most popular?
Corletta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Corletta been used?
Corletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 6 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Corletta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, 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, 1961–1966 (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.