Recorded 1957–1983 Girls' name Peak 1965 22 births

Jaretta — girls' name

22 babies named Jaretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s61980s11

The verdict

22 girls have been named Jaretta since 1957, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1983.

22
total births
1957–1983
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jaretta was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jaretta in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Jaretta between 1957 and 1983, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaretta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaretta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaretta 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 22 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.

Jaretta at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

22

Since 1957

27 years of records

Peak year

1965

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1957

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1983

Jaretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1957

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1965)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 1983198219651957 5

Jaretta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 50% of Jaretta's all-time total
1950s51960s61980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaretta?
22 babies have been named Jaretta since 1957. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1965 with 6 births.
When was Jaretta most popular?
Jaretta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Jaretta been used?
Jaretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 27 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Jaretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jariah, Jariyah, Jarely, Jara, 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, 1957–1983 (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.