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Claretta

Recorded 1902–1982 · United States

Claretta was most popular in 1943, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,642 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 924 people named Claretta.

Most popular in1943
Rank that year#2,642
Births that year30
Total since 1880924
Given to100% girls

Claretta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Claretta’s peak in 1943. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Claretta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Claretta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 924 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org