Girls' name · since 1982
Pretty
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 103 babies named Pretty, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pretty sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 103 recorded since 1982.
Pretty has 103 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #26,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 103 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pretty ranks #26,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pretty's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pretty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pretty's full recorded timeline at 2016, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pretty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Pretty by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (61 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Pretty's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Pretty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 61 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Pretty's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pretty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1982–2024 (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 Pretty 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.