Recorded 1934–1982 Girls' name Peak 1968 131 births

Corretta — girls' name

131 babies named Corretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61960s431970s641980s18
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Corretta was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

29 babies were named Corretta in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Corretta between 1934 and 1982, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corretta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Corretta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corretta 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 131 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.

Corretta at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

131

Since 1934

49 years of records

Peak year

1968

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1934

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1982

Corretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1934

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1968)
29
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 1982197919771973197119691934 6

Corretta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
64 births that decade — 49% of Corretta's all-time total
1930s61960s431970s641980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corretta?
131 babies have been named Corretta since 1934. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1968 with 29 births.
When was Corretta most popular?
Corretta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Corretta been used?
Corretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 49 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Corretta?
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, 1934–1982 (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.