Girls' name · since 1922
Barnetta
Barnetta has 52 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Barnetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 52 have been recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Barnetta recorded 52 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1970.
- #34,498 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1922
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barnetta ranks #34,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1922, peaking in the 1950s.
- #34,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Barnetta's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Barnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Barnetta splits its recorded history at 1950: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Barnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1970
- Peak year (1955)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Barnetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (25 births, 48% of the file).
1950s was Barnetta's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Barnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 25 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Barnetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Barnetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~48 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, 1922–1970 (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 Barnetta 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.