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Baretta
How to Pronounce Baretta
Pronounced buh-RET-uh /bəˈrɛtə/Low
Meaning: Baretta as a boy's name most plausibly comes from the 1970s American crime series 'Baretta', whose title character was detective Tony Baretta. It also echoes the Italian surname Beretta, well known from the firearms maker. Its span in the records matches the show closely.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Baretta reads as a name taken from television: the crime drama 'Baretta', built around detective Tony Baretta, aired in the mid-1970s and its brief run lines up almost exactly with the name's appearance in the records. It also echoes the Italian surname Beretta, familiar from the gun maker, a link we note neutrally. It has no traditional given-name meaning.
Baretta was never more than a flicker in United States records, given to only about twenty boys a year during its short life in the mid-1970s before disappearing. A boy named Baretta then is around fifty today, and the name reads as a snapshot of that television moment.
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What does the name Baretta mean?
It most likely comes from the 1970s TV detective 'Baretta'; it also echoes the Italian surname Beretta. It has no traditional given-name meaning.
How do you pronounce Baretta?
It is said buh-RET-uh /bəˈrɛtə/, three syllables with the stress on RET.
Is Baretta a boy or girl name?
Baretta is used here as a boy's name.
How popular is Baretta?
It has always been very rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year during its brief run in the mid nineteen-seventies.