Girls' name · since 1959
Retina
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 158 babies named Retina, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
158 girls have been named Retina since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Retina has been recorded 158 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1987.
- #22,270 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 158 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Retina ranks #22,270 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Retina's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Retina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Retina's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Retina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1987
- Peak year (1974)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Retina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (79 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Retina's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Retina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
59 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Retina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1980s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Retina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1959–1987 (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 Retina 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.