Retia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Retia

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Retia between 1938 and 1960, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Retia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Retia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Retia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Retia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 70 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.