Recorded 1950–1989 Girls' name Peak 1979 80 births

Chanetta — girls' name

80 babies named Chanetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101970s311980s39

The verdict

80 girls have been named Chanetta since 1950, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

80
total births
1950–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Chanetta was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Chanetta in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Chanetta between 1950 and 1989, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chanetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanetta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chanetta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanetta 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 80 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.

Chanetta at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

80

Since 1950

40 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1950

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1989

Chanetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1950

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 19891988198619841983198119791978197719731950 10

Chanetta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 49% of Chanetta's all-time total
1950s101970s311980s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanetta?
80 babies have been named Chanetta since 1950. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Chanetta most popular?
Chanetta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Chanetta been used?
Chanetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 40 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Chanetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, 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, 1950–1989 (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.