Recorded 1936–1971 Girls' name Peak 1961 96 births

Lagretta — girls' name

96 babies named Lagretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s301960s451970s16
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Lagretta was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lagretta in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lagretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Lagretta between 1936 and 1971, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lagretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lagretta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lagretta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lagretta 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 96 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.

Lagretta at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

96

Since 1936

36 years of records

Peak year

1961

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1936

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1971

Lagretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1936

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1961)
9
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
45678910 19711969196619631961195819561936 5

Lagretta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
45 births that decade — 47% of Lagretta's all-time total
1930s51950s301960s451970s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lagretta?
96 babies have been named Lagretta since 1936. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1961 with 9 births.
When was Lagretta most popular?
Lagretta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Lagretta been used?
Lagretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 36 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Lagretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lagina, Lagena, Lagertha, Laguana, 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, 1936–1971 (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.