Girls' name · since 1934
Danetta
891 babies named Danetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 891
- born since 1934
- 1970s
- peak decade
Danetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 891 recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danetta has been recorded 891 times among girls since 1934, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2000.
- #8,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 891 born since 1934
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danetta ranks #8,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 891 born since 1934, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 891
- born since 1934
- 1970s
- peak decade
Danetta's 891 recorded births place it above 88.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Danetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danetta splits its recorded history at 1972: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2000
- Peak year (1973)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Danetta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (285 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Danetta's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Danetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
126 births
- 1960s
1960s
261 births
- 1970s
1970s
285 births
- 1980s 112
1980s
112 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 285 births (32% of all-time use).
How Danetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Danetta's total volume
Danetta by state
Where Danetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
25 of 891 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Danetta's data
- Danetta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (285 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danettas (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Danetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1934–2000 (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 Danetta 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.