Recorded 1915–1979 Girls' name Peak 1939 370 births

Inetta — girls' name

370 babies named Inetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s491930s611940s531950s1081960s641970s12
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Inetta was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

14 babies were named Inetta in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Inetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 370 babies named Inetta between 1915 and 1979, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Inetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Inetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Inetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Inetta 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 370 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.

Inetta at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

370

Since 1915

65 years of records

Peak year

1939

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1915

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1979

Inetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1915

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1939)
14
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
46810121416 197919621956195019411935192519171915 5

Inetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
108 births that decade — 29% of Inetta's all-time total
1910s231920s491930s611940s531950s1081960s641970s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inetta?
370 babies have been named Inetta since 1915. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1939 with 14 births.
When was Inetta most popular?
Inetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Inetta been used?
Inetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 65 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Inetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Inez, Ines, Inell, Inessa, 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, 1915–1979 (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.