Recorded 1914–1964 Girls' name Peak 1924 279 births

Iretta — girls' name

279 babies named Iretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s871930s641940s571950s281960s11
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Iretta was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

14 babies were named Iretta in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 279 babies named Iretta between 1914 and 1964, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iretta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Iretta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iretta 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 279 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.

Iretta at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

279

Since 1914

51 years of records

Peak year

1924

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1914

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1964

Iretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1914

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1924)
14
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
46810121416 19641952194419371931192619211914 8

Iretta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
87 births that decade — 31% of Iretta's all-time total
1910s321920s871930s641940s571950s281960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iretta?
279 babies have been named Iretta since 1914. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1924 with 14 births.
When was Iretta most popular?
Iretta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Iretta been used?
Iretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 51 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Iretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Irene, Ireland, Irena, Irelynn, 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, 1914–1964 (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.