How Many People Are Named Maretta?
An estimated 496 people in the United States have the first name Maretta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Maretta peaked in popularity in 1950 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maretta 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 Maretta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
496
About 1 in 691,037 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1950
25 births
Total Registered
896
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maretta
Maretta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 896 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maretta as a female name
Ranked #15,847 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 1950 (25 births)
Maretta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maretta span from the 1890s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 174 babies were registered. Maretta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maretta by Decade
How has Maretta 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.
Maretta by State
Maretta + Last Name Combinations
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Maretta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maretta?
We estimate approximately 496 people named Maretta 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 691,037 Americans share this first name.
Is Maretta a common name?
Maretta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 896 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maretta most popular?
Maretta reached peak popularity in 1950, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maretta is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maretta a female name?
Maretta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maretta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maretta Smith, Maretta Johnson, Maretta 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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