Recorded 1919–1975 Girls' name Peak 1953 170 births

Veretta — girls' name

170 babies named Veretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s121930s121940s231950s601960s441970s14
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Veretta was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

14 babies were named Veretta in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Veretta between 1919 and 1975, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Veretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veretta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Veretta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veretta 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 170 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.

Veretta at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

170

Since 1919

57 years of records

Peak year

1953

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1919

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1975

Veretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1919

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1953)
14
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
46810121416 197519661961195619531948193919201919 5

Veretta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
60 births that decade — 35% of Veretta's all-time total
1910s51920s121930s121940s231950s601960s441970s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veretta?
170 babies have been named Veretta since 1919. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1953 with 14 births.
When was Veretta most popular?
Veretta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Veretta been used?
Veretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 57 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Veretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veronica, Vera, Verna, Verda, 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, 1919–1975 (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.