Girls' name · since 1914
Iretta
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 279 babies named Iretta, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 279
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
279 girls have been named Iretta since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Iretta recorded 279 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1964.
- #16,526 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 279 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iretta ranks #16,526 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 279 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 279
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Iretta's 279 recorded births place it above 77.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Iretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iretta's full recorded timeline at 1935, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1964
- Peak year (1924)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Iretta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (87 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Iretta's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Iretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s
1930s
64 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 87 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Iretta's data
- Iretta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1914–1964 (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 Iretta 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.