How Many People Are Named Coretta?
An estimated 1,975 people in the United States have the first name Coretta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Coretta peaked in popularity in 1968 with 336 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coretta 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 Coretta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,975
About 1 in 173,547 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1968
336 births
Total Registered
2,433
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coretta
Coretta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,433 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Coretta as a female name
Ranked #15,744 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1968 (336 births)
Coretta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coretta span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 692 babies were registered. Coretta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Coretta by Decade
How has Coretta 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.
Coretta by State
Birth registrations for Coretta span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in Indiana, Arkansas, Missouri. On average, about 41 Corettas were registered per state.
Coretta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coretta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Coretta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coretta?
We estimate approximately 1,975 people named Coretta 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 173,547 Americans share this first name.
Is Coretta a common name?
Coretta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,433 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coretta most popular?
Coretta reached peak popularity in 1968, when 336 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coretta is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coretta a female name?
Coretta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coretta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coretta Smith, Coretta Johnson, Coretta 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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