Girls' name · since 1938
Coetta
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Coetta, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
56 girls have been named Coetta since 1938, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coetta has been recorded 56 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1958.
- #33,626 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1938
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coetta ranks #33,626 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1938, peaking in the 1950s.
- #33,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Coetta's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Coetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Coetta splits its recorded history at 1953: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Coetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1958
- Peak year (1955)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Coetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (33 births, 59% of the file).
1950s was Coetta's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Coetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 33 births (59% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Coetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1938–1958 (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 Coetta 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.