Recorded 1907–1971 Girls' name Peak 1954 376 births

Brunetta — girls' name

376 babies named Brunetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s541920s751930s341940s671950s911960s451970s5
1950s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Brunetta was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

18 babies were named Brunetta in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brunetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 376 babies named Brunetta between 1907 and 1971, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brunetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brunetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Brunetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Brunetta in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brunetta 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 376 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.

Brunetta at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

376

Since 1907

65 years of records

Peak year

1954

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1907

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1971

Brunetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1907

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1954)
18
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
05101520 197119611953194719391928192219161907 5

Brunetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
91 births that decade — 24% of Brunetta's all-time total
1900s51910s541920s751930s341940s671950s911960s451970s5

Brunetta by state

Where Brunetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brunetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
12 3.2%
#2 Louisiana
6 1.6%
Alabama share of Brunetta's total US births 3.2%
Even split

12 of 376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brunetta?
376 babies have been named Brunetta since 1907. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1954 with 18 births.
When was Brunetta most popular?
Brunetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Brunetta most popular?
The top states for the name Brunetta are Alabama (12 births), Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Brunetta been used?
Brunetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 65 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Brunetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bruce, Brunilda, Bruna, Brucha, 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, 1907–1971 (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.