Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Arretta isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arretta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 240
- 0 boys · 240 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1966. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1915. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 119 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arretta’s family of names
Arretta may belong to the same name family as Aretta. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Arretta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Augusta
“venerable; majestic” · “one who is venerable; majestic”
5% boys · 95% girls
Alvina
“triend of the elves” · “friend of the elves”
>99% girls
Alida
“small and winged”
>99% girls
Santa
“helper and defender of mankind” · “a holy man”
>99% girls
Antonina
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>99% girls
Alva
“one who has a fair complexion” · “a bright man”
24% boys · 76% girls