Recorded 1958–1997 Girls' name Peak 1976 423 births

Anetra — girls' name

423 babies named Anetra in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s181970s2691980s881990s41
1970s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Anetra was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

66 babies were named Anetra in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anetra

The Social Security Administration has registered 423 babies named Anetra between 1958 and 1997, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anetra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anetra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 269 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anetra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Anetra in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anetra 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 423 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.

Anetra at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

423

Since 1958

40 years of records

Peak year

1976

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1958

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1997

Anetra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1958

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1976)
66
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 19971993198719821978197419691958 7

Anetra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
269 births that decade — 64% of Anetra's all-time total
1950s71960s181970s2691980s881990s41

Anetra by state

Where Anetra concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Anetra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
25 5.9%
#2 Texas
21 5.0%
#3 California
11 2.6%
#4 Georgia
10 2.4%
#5 Ohio
6 1.4%
#6 Florida
5 1.2%
Louisiana share of Anetra's total US births 5.9%
Even split

25 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anetra?
423 babies have been named Anetra since 1958. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1976 with 66 births.
When was Anetra most popular?
Anetra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 269 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Anetra most popular?
The top states for the name Anetra are Louisiana (25 births), Texas (21 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Anetra been used?
Anetra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 40 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Anetra?
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, 1958–1997 (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.