Girls' name · since 1930
Joretta
1,033 babies named Joretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,033
- born since 1930
- 1930s
- peak decade
Joretta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,033 recorded since 1930.
Joretta has 1,033 recorded births among girls since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1972.
- #7,344 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,033 born since 1930
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joretta ranks #7,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,033 born since 1930, peaking in the 1930s.
- #7,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,033
- born since 1930
- 1930s
- peak decade
Joretta's 1,033 recorded births place it above 89.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Indiana.
Joretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joretta's full recorded timeline at 1951, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 194 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1972
- Peak year (1931)
- 194
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Joretta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (556 births, 54% of the file).
1930s was Joretta's strongest decade.
556 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Joretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
556 births
- 1940s 148
1940s
148 births
- 1950s 192
1950s
192 births
- 1960s 112
1960s
112 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 556 births (54% of all-time use).
How Joretta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Joretta's total volume
Joretta by state
Where Joretta concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 59 | 5.7% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 55 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 43 | 4.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 30 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 23 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 1.4% |
59 of 1,033 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Joretta appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Joretta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (556 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Jorettas (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1930–1972 (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 Joretta 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.