How Many People Are Named Retta?
people named Retta are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 291,874 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,399 babies named Retta in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
60 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Retta in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Retta alive today is about 67 years old, and 76% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Retta first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1922, to 60 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Retta has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #324, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #12,898.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,898 |
| Best rank | #324 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,474 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Retta alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Retta were born in Texas than in any other state: about 33 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Retta was given about 4.1 times as often in Texas.
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