Coretta
Coretta is a Thoroughbred racemare who competed in the United States. She was bred and raced by Gerald W. Leigh, proprietor of England's Eydon Hall Stud. Leigh owned and bred her dam, Free At Last, who was a daughter of the 1978 Epsom and Irish Derby winner, Shirley Heights.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Coretta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Coretta is a Thoroughbred racemare who competed in the United States. She was bred and raced by Gerald W. Leigh, proprietor of England's Eydon Hall Stud. Leigh owned and bred her dam, Free At Last, who was a daughter of the 1978 Epsom and Irish Derby winner, Shirley Heights.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Coretta
Coretta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1909, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 336 Corettas were born — ranking #524 that year. As of 2026, Coretta ranks #10,039 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-58%). In total, more than 2K Corettas 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 Coretta
Coretta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Coretta's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #524. Use the chart and map above to compare Coretta'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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