Recorded 1902–2018 Girls' name Peak 1962 569 births

Anetta — girls' name

569 babies named Anetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Anetta was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

18 babies were named Anetta in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 569 babies named Anetta between 1902 and 2018, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Anetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anetta 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 569 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.

Anetta at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

569

Since 1902

117 years of records

Peak year

1962

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1902

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2018

Anetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1902

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1962)
18
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
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Anetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
104 births that decade — 18% of Anetta's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anetta?
569 babies have been named Anetta since 1902. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1962 with 18 births.
When was Anetta most popular?
Anetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Anetta been used?
Anetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 117 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Anetta?
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, 1902–2018 (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.