Is Joretta a boy or girl name?

Joretta is a girl’s name. Of the 1,033 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Joretta

Recorded 1930–1972 · United States

Joretta was most popular in 1931, when 194 American babies were given the name — ranking #848 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,033 people named Joretta.

Joretta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joretta’s peak in 1931. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joretta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joretta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,033 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.

Names that peaked alongside Joretta

Where Joretta is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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