Girl · English (uncertain)
Coretta
Say it: koh-RET-ah
Meaning
Uncertain. Probably an elaboration of Cora with the diminutive ending -etta.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 2,409 babies given this name since 1909
- At its height in 1968, about 1 in 4,900 girls
- 12 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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