Recorded 1949–1968 Girls' name Peak 1959 42 births

Harvetta — girls' name

42 babies named Harvetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s161960s21
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Harvetta was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

9 babies were named Harvetta in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harvetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Harvetta between 1949 and 1968, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Harvetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harvetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Harvetta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harvetta 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 42 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.

Harvetta at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

42

Since 1949

20 years of records

Peak year

1959

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1949

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1968

Harvetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1949

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1959)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
45678910 1968196719631961195919531949 5

Harvetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
21 births that decade — 50% of Harvetta's all-time total
1940s51950s161960s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harvetta?
42 babies have been named Harvetta since 1949. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1959 with 9 births.
When was Harvetta most popular?
Harvetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Harvetta been used?
Harvetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 20 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Harvetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harper, Harriet, Harmony, Harley, 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, 1949–1968 (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.