Rettie — girls' name

What the Data Says About Rettie

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Rettie between 1881 and 1920, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rettie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1920. The name reached its historical peak in 1892, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rettie performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rettie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rettie 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 163 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.