Girls' name · since 1907
Brunetta
Brunetta has 376 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 376
- born since 1907
- 1950s
- peak decade
Brunetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 376 recorded since 1907.
Brunetta has 376 recorded births among girls since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1971.
- #14,030 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 376 born since 1907
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brunetta ranks #14,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 376 born since 1907, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 376
- born since 1907
- 1950s
- peak decade
Brunetta's 376 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Brunetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brunetta's full recorded timeline at 1941, 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 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brunetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1971
- Peak year (1954)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Brunetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (91 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Brunetta's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Brunetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
67 births
- 1950s
1950s
91 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 91 births (24% of all-time use).
Brunetta by state
Where Brunetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
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What to do with Brunetta's data
- Brunetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (91 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.
- Alabama records the most Brunettas (12 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 Brunetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1907–1971 (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 Brunetta 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.