Laretta — #15352 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Laretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 655 babies named Laretta between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laretta currently holds the #15352 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laretta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Laretta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laretta 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 655 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.