Coretta comes from the English tradition, meaning Maiden.
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How popular is Coretta?
1968peak year
Coretta has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #9887), with about 11 babies named Coretta each year. In 1968, 336 babies received the name (ranked #524). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,433.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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