Recorded 1912–1977 Girls' name Peak 1953 239 births

Bennetta — girls' name

239 babies named Bennetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s331930s191940s391950s661960s391970s31
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Bennetta was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

16 babies were named Bennetta in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bennetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Bennetta between 1912 and 1977, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bennetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bennetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Bennetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bennetta 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 239 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.

Bennetta at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

239

Since 1912

66 years of records

Peak year

1953

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1912

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 1977

Bennetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1912

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1953)
16
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
05101520 19771968195819511945193319201912 6

Bennetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
66 births that decade — 28% of Bennetta's all-time total
1910s121920s331930s191940s391950s661960s391970s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bennetta?
239 babies have been named Bennetta since 1912. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1953 with 16 births.
When was Bennetta most popular?
Bennetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Bennetta been used?
Bennetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 66 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Bennetta?
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.

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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, 1912–1977 (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.