Girls' name · since 1916
Benetta
438 babies named Benetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 438
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
438 girls have been named Benetta since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Benetta recorded 438 times among girls since 1916, 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 1916 to 1989.
- #12,799 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 438 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benetta ranks #12,799 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 438 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 438
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Benetta's 438 recorded births place it above 82.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Benetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Benetta's full recorded timeline at 1955, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Benetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1989
- Peak year (1970)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Benetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (95 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Benetta's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Benetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s
1950s
95 births
- 1960s
1960s
90 births
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 95 births (22% of all-time use).
Benetta by state
Where Benetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.4% |
6 of 438 births nationwide.
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What to do with Benetta's data
- Benetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Benettas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1916–1989 (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 Benetta 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.