How Many People Are Named Laretta?
An estimated 315 people in the United States have the first name Laretta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Laretta peaked in popularity in 1956 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laretta 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 Laretta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Laretta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
315
About 1 in 1,088,109 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1956
20 births
Total Registered
655
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laretta
Laretta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 655 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laretta as a female name
Ranked #16,557 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (20 births)
Laretta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laretta span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 130 babies were registered. Laretta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laretta by Decade
How has Laretta 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.
Laretta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laretta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laretta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laretta?
We estimate approximately 315 people named Laretta 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 1,088,109 Americans share this first name.
Is Laretta a common name?
Laretta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 655 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laretta most popular?
Laretta reached peak popularity in 1956, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laretta is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laretta a female name?
Laretta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laretta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laretta Smith, Laretta Johnson, Laretta 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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