Given name
Iretta
“one who is serene”
Iretta is a variant of Ireta. One Greek interpretation is “one who is serene.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Iretta is a variant of Ireta. One Greek interpretation is “one who is serene.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Iretta is a variant of Ireta. An origin associated with Ireta is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Iretta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 279
- 0 boys · 279 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 14 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 5 in 1964. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 143 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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