Girls' name · since 1936
Lagretta
Lagretta has 96 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1936
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lagretta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 96 have been recorded since 1936.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lagretta has been recorded 96 times among girls since 1936, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1971.
- #27,570 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 96 born since 1936
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lagretta ranks #27,570 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1936, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1936
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lagretta's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lagretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lagretta's full recorded timeline at 1962, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lagretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1971
- Peak year (1961)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Lagretta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (45 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Lagretta's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Lagretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 45 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Lagretta's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 1970s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lagretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1936–1971 (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 Lagretta 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.