Girls' name · since 1881
Rettie
Rettie has 163 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1892 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1881
- 1890s
- peak decade
Rettie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 163 recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Rettie recorded 163 times among girls since 1881, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1920.
- #21,929 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 163 born since 1881
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rettie ranks #21,929 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1881, peaking in the 1890s.
- #21,929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1881
- 1890s
- peak decade
Rettie's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rettie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rettie's full recorded timeline at 1900, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1892 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rettie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1920
- Peak year (1892)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Rettie by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (57 births, 35% of the file).
1890s was Rettie's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Rettie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
27 births
- 1890s
1890s
57 births
- 1900s
1900s
41 births
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 57 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rettie's data
- Rettie's decade-level peak was the 1890s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1920s -- 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 Rettie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1892)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1881–1920 (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 Rettie 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.