Is Maretta a boy or girl name?

Maretta is a girl’s name. Of the 896 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Maretta

Recorded 1898–2014 · United States

Maretta was most popular in 1950, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,196 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 896 people named Maretta.

Maretta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maretta’s peak in 1950. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maretta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maretta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 896 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