Claretta
Claretta is a 1984 Italian historical drama film directed and written by Pasquale Squitieri.
Meaning & Origin of Claretta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Claretta is a 1984 Italian historical drama film directed and written by Pasquale Squitieri.
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The Story of Claretta
Claretta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1902, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1943, when 30 Clarettas were born — ranking #1,526 that year. As of 2026, Claretta ranks #10,517 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 924 Clarettas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Claretta
Claretta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 924 births in the dataset. Claretta's peak popularity came in 1943 when it ranked #1,526. Use the chart and map above to compare Claretta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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