Recorded 1955–1993 Girls' name Peak 1971 195 births

Denetta — girls' name

195 babies named Denetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s281960s631970s631980s311990s10

The verdict

195 girls have been named Denetta since 1955, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1993.

195
total births
1955–1993
years on record
1960s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Denetta was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

16 babies were named Denetta in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Denetta between 1955 and 1993, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Denetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denetta 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 195 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.

Denetta at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

195

Since 1955

39 years of records

Peak year

1971

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1955

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1993

Denetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1955

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1971)
16
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 19931986197619721967196119561955 10

Denetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
63 births that decade — 32% of Denetta's all-time total
1950s281960s631970s631980s311990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denetta?
195 babies have been named Denetta since 1955. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1971 with 16 births.
When was Denetta most popular?
Denetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Denetta been used?
Denetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 39 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Denetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Denise, Dena, Denice, Denisse, 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, 1955–1993 (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.