Girls' name · since 1959
Dietta
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Dietta, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #55,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1959
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dietta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1959.
Dietta has 10 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1967.
- #55,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1959
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dietta ranks #55,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1959, peaking in the 1950s.
- #55,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1959
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dietta's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dietta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dietta's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded.
Dietta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1967
- Peak year (1959)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Dietta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Dietta's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Dietta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dietta's data
- Dietta's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Dietta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1959–1967 (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 Dietta 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.