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Retta Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Retta: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 3,399 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
3,399
Peak year
1922 #967
Years on the list
118
10-year trend
-3.6%

In the 1920s · Most used in NC in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
19856#10315
19865#12328
19906#12535
19915#14838
19925#14985
20005#17009
20145#18636
20166#15844
201711#9797
20186#15265
20205#17019
20218#11976
20235#17093
20247#13173
20257#12903

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1922

NC
5
PA
5

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