Recorded 1944–1980 Girls' name Peak 1971 150 births

Carnetta — girls' name

150 babies named Carnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71950s351960s541970s481980s6
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Carnetta was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

10 babies were named Carnetta in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Carnetta between 1944 and 1980, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carnetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carnetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carnetta 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 150 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.

Carnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

150

Since 1944

37 years of records

Peak year

1971

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1944

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1980

Carnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1944

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1971)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 19801976197119671964196019541944 7

Carnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
54 births that decade — 36% of Carnetta's all-time total
1940s71950s351960s541970s481980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carnetta?
150 babies have been named Carnetta since 1944. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1971 with 10 births.
When was Carnetta most popular?
Carnetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Carnetta been used?
Carnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 37 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Carnetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Carnetta

Nearby Names Like Carnetta

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Carnetta

Names with a similar number of total births

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1944–1980 (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.