Recorded 1934–1961 Girls' name Peak 1944 46 births

Jeretta — girls' name

46 babies named Jeretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101940s171950s121960s7

The verdict

46 girls have been named Jeretta since 1934, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1961.

46
total births
1934–1961
years on record
1940s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jeretta was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jeretta in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Jeretta between 1934 and 1961, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeretta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jeretta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeretta 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 46 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.

Jeretta at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

46

Since 1934

28 years of records

Peak year

1944

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1934

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1961

Jeretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1934

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1944)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Jeretta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
17 births that decade — 37% of Jeretta's all-time total
1930s101940s171950s121960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeretta?
46 babies have been named Jeretta since 1934. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1944 with 7 births.
When was Jeretta most popular?
Jeretta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Jeretta been used?
Jeretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 28 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Jeretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeri, Jerry, Jerri, Jerrie, 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, 1934–1961 (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.