Retta
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning bright counsel; diminutive of Henrietta or similar.
Retta by the numbers
Retta was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 60 babies in 1922, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Henrietta
Like Retta, each of these traces back to Henrietta: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Retta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean light
Like Retta, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Retta, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
- Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Retta
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