Aretta is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Aretta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Aretta was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1923 (33 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6 | — | #11,625 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #10,494 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,221 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,120 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #4,551 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,407 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #5,475 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,670 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #6,865 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #3,973 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | #3,271 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,018 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #5,917 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #3,607 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #4,022 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,452 |
| 1959 | 14 | — | #3,263 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #4,210 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | #3,035 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | #2,938 |
| 1955 | 18 | — | #2,638 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #3,988 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #3,276 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #3,562 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,291 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #2,544 |
| 1949 | 18 | — | #2,345 |
| 1948 | 13 | — | #2,839 |
| 1947 | 19 | — | #2,284 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | #2,321 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | #2,467 |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #2,410 |
| 1943 | 12 | — | #2,703 |
| 1942 | 15 | — | #2,315 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #2,407 |
| 1940 | 15 | — | #2,113 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | #1,952 |
| 1938 | 23 | — | #1,598 |
| 1937 | 20 | — | #1,737 |
| 1936 | 20 | — | #1,692 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | #2,311 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #2,008 |
| 1933 | 25 | — | #1,473 |
| 1932 | 21 | — | #1,690 |
| 1931 | 22 | — | #1,638 |
| 1930 | 23 | — | #1,664 |
| 1929 | 28 | — | #1,450 |
| 1928 | 19 | — | #1,963 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | #1,829 |
| 1926 | 25 | — | #1,671 |
| 1925 | 29 | — | #1,537 |
| 1924 | 32 | — | #1,477 |
| 1923 | 33 | — | #1,390 |
| 1922 | 27 | — | #1,612 |
| 1921 | 28 | — | #1,577 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | #1,514 |
| 1919 | 31 | — | #1,394 |
| 1918 | 27 | — | #1,542 |
| 1917 | 21 | — | #1,712 |
| 1916 | 23 | — | #1,586 |
| 1915 | 24 | — | #1,479 |
| 1914 | 24 | — | #1,265 |
| 1913 | 24 | — | #1,122 |
| 1912 | 17 | — | #1,302 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | #1,668 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | #1,527 |
| 1909 | 11 | — | #1,296 |
| 1908 | 15 | — | #1,048 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | #1,517 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,907 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,948 |