Girls' name · since 1944
Carnetta
Carnetta has 150 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
150 girls have been named Carnetta since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Carnetta recorded 150 times among girls since 1944, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1980.
- #22,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 150 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carnetta ranks #22,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carnetta's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carnetta's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1980
- Peak year (1971)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Carnetta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (54 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Carnetta's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Carnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
- 1960s
1960s
54 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 54 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carnetta's data
- Carnetta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carnetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1944–1980 (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 Carnetta 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.