Recorded 1952–1970 Girls' name Peak 1952 24 births

Bendetta — girls' name

24 babies named Bendetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s191970s5
1950s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Bendetta was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

7 babies were named Bendetta in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bendetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Bendetta between 1952 and 1970, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bendetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bendetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bendetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bendetta 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 24 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.

Bendetta at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

24

Since 1952

19 years of records

Peak year

1952

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1952

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1970

Bendetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1952

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1952)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1970195619531952 7

Bendetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
19 births that decade — 79% of Bendetta's all-time total
1950s191970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bendetta?
24 babies have been named Bendetta since 1952. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1952 with 7 births.
When was Bendetta most popular?
Bendetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Bendetta been used?
Bendetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 19 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Bendetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benita, Bennie, Bentley, Benjamin, 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, 1952–1970 (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.