Girls' name · since 1956
Daretta
13 babies named Daretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #50,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Daretta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daretta has been recorded 13 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1957.
- #50,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1956
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daretta ranks #50,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.
- #50,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Daretta's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Daretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daretta's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1957
- Peak year (1956)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Daretta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Daretta's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Daretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~1 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, 1956–1957 (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 Daretta 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.