Girls' name · since 1934
Corretta
Corretta has 131 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1934
- 1970s
- peak decade
131 girls have been named Corretta since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Corretta recorded 131 times among girls since 1934, 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 1934 to 1982.
- #24,165 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 131 born since 1934
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corretta ranks #24,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1934, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1934
- 1970s
- peak decade
Corretta's 131 recorded births place it above 66.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Corretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Corretta's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Corretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1982
- Peak year (1968)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Corretta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (64 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Corretta's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Corretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 64 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Corretta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Corretta: 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 (~48 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, 1934–1982 (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 Corretta 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.