Girls' name · since 1880
Annetta
8,814 babies named Annetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,460 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,814
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Annetta is the #9460 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 8,814 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Annetta recorded 8,814 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #9460 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,819 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,460 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,814 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annetta ranks #1,819 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,460 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,814 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,460 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,814
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Annetta's 8,814 recorded births place it above 97.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Annetta compares
8,814 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Annetta's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Annetta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,814 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 183 | 21 | 19,840 |
Annetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Annetta splits its recorded history at 1952: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 183 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Annetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1941)
- 183
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Annetta by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (1,389 births, 16% of the file).
1940s was Annetta's strongest decade.
1,389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Annetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 148
1880s
148 births
- 1890s 206
1890s
206 births
- 1900s 238
1900s
238 births
- 1910s
1910s
842 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,052 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,180 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,389 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,219 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,265 births
- 1970s
1970s
628 births
- 1980s 273
1980s
273 births
- 1990s 135
1990s
135 births
- 2000s 108
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 94
2010s
94 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,389 births (16% of all-time use).
How Annetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Annetta's total volume
Annetta by state
Where Annetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 706 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 431 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 422 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 400 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 339 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 328 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 259 | 2.9% |
| #8 | California | | 211 | 2.4% |
706 of 8,814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Annetta appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Annetta's data
- Annetta's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,389 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Annettas (706 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Annetta
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Annetta
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Annetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Annetta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.