Girls' name · since 1952

Varetta

63 babies named Varetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,403 of 72,339
all-time among girls
63
born since 1952
1950s
peak decade

Varetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 63 have been recorded since 1952.

Varetta has 63 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1980.

  • #32,403 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 63 born since 1952
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Varetta ranks #32,403 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.

#32,403 of 72,339
all-time among girls
63
born since 1952
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Varetta's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Varetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Varetta's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Varetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1980

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1956)
18
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
05101520 1952195319541955195619571980 6

Varetta by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (57 births, 90% of the file).

1950s was Varetta's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.

Varetta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 57 births (90% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Varetta?
Varetta has been given to 63 babies in the U.S. since 1952, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,403 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1980. 18 babies were born in 1956, its single highest year.
Where does Varetta sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Varetta ranks #32,403 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Varetta most popular?
Varetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Varetta been used?
The SSA has tracked Varetta since 1952 -- 29 years through the most recent 1980 data.
What names are similar to Varetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Varsha, Vara, Varnika, Varonica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Varetta's data

  • Varetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 6 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.

Keep exploring Varetta

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Varetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1952–1980 (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 Varetta 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.