Recorded 1942–1992 Girls' name Peak 1974 79 births

Saretta — girls' name

79 babies named Saretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s111970s301980s251990s8
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Saretta was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

12 babies were named Saretta in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Saretta between 1942 and 1992, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saretta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Saretta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saretta 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 79 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.

Saretta at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

79

Since 1942

51 years of records

Peak year

1974

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1942

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1992

Saretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1942

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1974)
12
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 199219891985198219811978197619741973196819651942 5

Saretta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
30 births that decade — 38% of Saretta's all-time total
1940s51960s111970s301980s251990s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saretta?
79 babies have been named Saretta since 1942. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1974 with 12 births.
When was Saretta most popular?
Saretta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Saretta been used?
Saretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 51 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Saretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, 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, 1942–1992 (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.