Girls' name · since 1917
Fernetta
Fernetta has 20 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,960 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fernetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fernetta has been recorded 20 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1950.
- #45,960 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1917
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fernetta ranks #45,960 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.
- #45,960 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fernetta's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fernetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fernetta's full recorded timeline at 1926, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births.
Fernetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1950
- Peak year (1917)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Fernetta by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1910s was Fernetta's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Fernetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fernetta's data
- Fernetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1950s (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Fernetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1917–1950 (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 Fernetta 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.