Recorded 1960–1962 Girls' name Peak 1960 16 births

Dovetta — girls' name

16 babies named Dovetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s16
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Dovetta was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dovetta in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dovetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Dovetta between 1960 and 1962, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dovetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dovetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dovetta 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 16 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.

Dovetta at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

16

Since 1960

3 years of records

Peak year

1960

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1960

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1962

Dovetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1960

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1960)
8
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
8 19621960 8

Dovetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
16 births that decade — 100% of Dovetta's all-time total
1960s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dovetta?
16 babies have been named Dovetta since 1960. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1960 with 8 births.
When was Dovetta most popular?
Dovetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Dovetta been used?
Dovetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 3 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Dovetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dovie, Dove, Dovey, Dova, and 2 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, 1960–1962 (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.