Noretta

Girl · recorded 1914–1970

  • 1970last recorded
  • 1937best year

Most popular in 1937.

Last recorded in 1970. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Noretta.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

0316119141928194219561970

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 37 recorded years as a table
Noretta, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19147
19205
19244
19266
19278
19284
19348
193514
19366
193761
193829
193918
19406
19418
194210
19437
19447
19455
19464
19476
19484
19493
19504
19513
19523
19533
19545
19554
19565
19583
19595
19604
19613
19627
19683
19694
19703

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Noretta isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1970
5
Rank in 1970
#7,995
How rare
1 in 349,628 girls
Since 1914
381

Noretta was last recorded in 1970. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1937, at 61 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Noretta doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.