How Many People Are Named Cloretta?
An estimated 17 people in the United States have the first name Cloretta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Cloretta peaked in popularity in 1953 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cloretta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cloretta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Cloretta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
17
About 1 in 20,162,020 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1953
8 births
Total Registered
23
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cloretta
Cloretta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 23 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cloretta as a female name
Ranked #10,049 in 1978
5 female births in 1978
Peak: 1953 (8 births)
Cloretta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cloretta span from the 1950s to the 1970s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 13 babies were registered. While Cloretta is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cloretta by Decade
How has Cloretta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cloretta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cloretta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cloretta
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Cloretta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cloretta?
We estimate approximately 17 people named Cloretta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 20,162,020 Americans share this first name.
Is Cloretta a common name?
Cloretta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 37.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cloretta most popular?
Cloretta reached peak popularity in 1953, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cloretta is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cloretta a female name?
Cloretta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cloretta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cloretta Smith, Cloretta Johnson, Cloretta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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