Girls' name · since 1898
Maretta
896 babies named Maretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 896
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Maretta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 896 have been recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Maretta recorded 896 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2014.
- #8,091 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 896 born since 1898
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maretta ranks #8,091 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 896 born since 1898, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 896
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Maretta's 896 recorded births place it above 88.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Maretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maretta splits its recorded history at 1953: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2014
- Peak year (1950)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Maretta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (174 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Maretta's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Maretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s
1930s
115 births
- 1940s
1940s
141 births
- 1950s
1950s
174 births
- 1960s
1960s
135 births
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 174 births (19% of all-time use).
How Maretta 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 Maretta's total volume
Maretta by state
Where Maretta concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 896 births nationwide.
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What to do with Maretta's data
- Maretta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Marettas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Maretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1898–2014 (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 Maretta 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.