Girls' name · since 1914
Noretta
381 babies named Noretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 381
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Noretta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 381 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noretta has been recorded 381 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1970.
- #13,932 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 381 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noretta ranks #13,932 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 381 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #13,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 381
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Noretta's 381 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Noretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Noretta's full recorded timeline at 1946, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Noretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1970
- Peak year (1937)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Noretta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (146 births, 38% of the file).
1930s was Noretta's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Noretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s
1930s
146 births
- 1940s
1940s
87 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 146 births (38% of all-time use).
Noretta by state
Where Noretta concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 8 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 7 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 7 | 1.8% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 5 | 1.3% |
8 of 381 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Noretta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Norettas (8 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 Noretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1914–1970 (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 Noretta 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.