Girls' name · since 2008
Retal
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 341 babies named Retal, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,771 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 341
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
341 babies have been named Retal since 2008, making it today's #6771 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Retal has been recorded 341 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #6771 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #14,864 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,771 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 341 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Retal ranks #14,864 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,771 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 341 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,771 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 341
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Retal's 341 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Retal compares
341 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Retal's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Retal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 341 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Retal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Retal splits its recorded history at 2017: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Retal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Retal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Retal's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Retal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (53% of all-time use).
Retal by state
Where Retal concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 43 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 13 | 3.8% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
43 of 341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Retal's data
- Retal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Retals (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Retal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Retal 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.