Recorded 1916–1977 Girls' name Peak 1957 99 births

Anetha — girls' name

99 babies named Anetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

99 girls have been named Anetha since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1977.

99
total births
1916–1977
years on record
1920s
peak decade
28%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Anetha was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

10 babies were named Anetha in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anetha

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Anetha between 1916 and 1977, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anetha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anetha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Anetha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anetha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 99 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anetha at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

99

Since 1916

62 years of records

Peak year

1957

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1916

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1977

Anetha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1916

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1957)
10
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Anetha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
28 births that decade — 28% of Anetha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anetha?
99 babies have been named Anetha since 1916. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1957 with 10 births.
When was Anetha most popular?
Anetha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Anetha been used?
Anetha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 62 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Anetha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anessa, Anette, Anel, Anela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.