Recorded 1942–1978 Girls' name Peak 1959 28 births

Rietta — girls' name

28 babies named Rietta in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s71960s61970s5

The verdict

28 girls have been named Rietta since 1942, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1978.

28
total births
1942–1978
years on record
1940s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Rietta was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rietta in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rietta

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Rietta between 1942 and 1978, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rietta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rietta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rietta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rietta 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 28 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.

Rietta at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

28

Since 1942

37 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1942

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1978

Rietta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1942

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Rietta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 36% of Rietta's all-time total
1940s101950s71960s61970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rietta?
28 babies have been named Rietta since 1942. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Rietta most popular?
Rietta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Rietta been used?
Rietta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 37 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Rietta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rielle, Rielly, Rielyn, Rielynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.