Seretta
An Italian feminine name meaning "little evening wind".
Name Census estimates that about 30 living Americans carry the first name Seretta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Seretta today is around 54 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Seretta births was 1953 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Seretta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Seretta. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
30
~ 1 in 11,425,145 Americans
Peak year
1953
6 babies that year
Average age
54
years old
1988 SSA rank
#13,452
Tracked since 1942
Census
Seretta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 110 people with the first name Seretta, which placed it at #51,979 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#51,979
National first-name rank
People counted
110
110 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
59.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Seretta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Seretta is Black at 59.1%. The next largest groups are White (34.5%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Seretta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Seretta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American59.1% · 65
- White34.5% · 38
- Two or more races3.6% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 1
Popularity
Seretta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Seretta from the 1940s through to the 1980s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 16 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Seretta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Seretta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Seretta
The name Seretta has its origins in the Italian language, emerging during the Renaissance period in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is derived from the Latin word "sera," meaning "evening" or "late," and is thought to have been bestowed upon children born during the evening hours or as a symbolic representation of the peaceful tranquility associated with the evening.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Seretta can be found in the annals of the wealthy Medici family, who ruled Florence during the Renaissance. Seretta di Cosimo de' Medici, born in 1451, was the daughter of Cosimo de' Medici, the renowned patron of arts and the de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic.
In the realm of literature, the name Seretta has made an appearance in the works of the celebrated Italian poet Dante Alighieri. In his epic poem "Paradiso," part of the Divine Comedy, Dante mentions a character named Seretta, though little is known about her historical significance.
Moving forward in time, a notable figure bearing the name Seretta was Seretta Canzano, an Italian artist born in Venice in 1675. Renowned for her exquisite paintings and frescoes, Canzano's works adorned numerous churches and palaces throughout Italy, cementing her legacy as a talented artist of the Baroque era.
Another prominent individual with the name Seretta was Seretta Somerville, a Scottish writer and philosopher born in 1780. Somerville's contributions to the fields of science and mathematics were groundbreaking, and she was among the first female members of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Lastly, the name Seretta graced the life of Seretta Fienga, an Italian opera singer born in Naples in 1856. Fienga's exceptional soprano voice and captivating stage presence earned her critical acclaim throughout Europe, and she is remembered as one of the most celebrated operatic performers of the 19th century.
While the name Seretta may not be as widely used today, its rich historical roots and association with notable figures from various fields serve as a testament to its enduring legacy and the cultural tapestry it has woven throughout the centuries.
People
Seretta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Seretta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Seretta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Seretta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 30 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Seretta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 11,425,145 US residents.
Is Seretta a common name?
We classify Seretta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 46.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 38 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Seretta most popular?
The single biggest year for Seretta was 1953, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Seretta is about 54 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Seretta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 110 people with the name Seretta, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #51,979 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Seretta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Seretta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Seretta appears almost entirely female. Of the 107 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Seretta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Seretta is Black at 59.1%. The next largest groups are White (34.5%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Seretta most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Seretta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.1% (65 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Seretta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Seretta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Seretta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Seretta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Seretta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Seretta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Seretta?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.