Given name & surname
Beretta
“a glorious woman”
Beretta is a variant of Berit. One German interpretation is “a glorious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Beretta is a variant of Berit. One German interpretation is “a glorious woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Beretta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 267
- 0 boys · 267 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,547 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,547 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 206 as a first name in 2020; 451 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Beretta’s family of names
Beretta has a related form in Berit. In Greek usage, Beretta as a surname is a transliteration of Μπερέττα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.