Recorded 1922–1964 Girls' name Peak 1945 60 births

Anneta — girls' name

60 babies named Anneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

60 girls have been named Anneta since 1922, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1964.

60
total births
1922–1964
years on record
1940s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Anneta was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

9 babies were named Anneta in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anneta

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Anneta between 1922 and 1964, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anneta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anneta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anneta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anneta 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 60 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.

Anneta at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

60

Since 1922

43 years of records

Peak year

1945

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1922

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1964

Anneta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1922

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1945)
9
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Anneta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
19 births that decade — 32% of Anneta's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anneta?
60 babies have been named Anneta since 1922. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1945 with 9 births.
When was Anneta most popular?
Anneta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Anneta been used?
Anneta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 43 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Anneta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anna, Ann, Annie, Anne, 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, 1922–1964 (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.