Girls' name · since 1937
Raetta
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Raetta, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1937
- 1940s
- peak decade
Raetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 98 recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raetta has been recorded 98 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1972.
- #27,350 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 1937
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raetta ranks #27,350 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1937, peaking in the 1940s.
- #27,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1937
- 1940s
- peak decade
Raetta's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raetta's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1972
- Peak year (1942)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Raetta by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (44 births, 45% of the file).
1940s was Raetta's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Raetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 44 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Raetta's decade-level peak was the 1940s (44 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
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, 1937–1972 (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 Raetta 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.