Girls' name · since 1920
Jannetta
Jannetta has 324 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
324 girls have been named Jannetta since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jannetta recorded 324 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1991.
- #15,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 324 born since 1920
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jannetta ranks #15,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 324 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jannetta's 324 recorded births place it above 78.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jannetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jannetta splits its recorded history at 1961: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jannetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1991
- Peak year (1956)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Jannetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (71 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Jannetta's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Jannetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
71 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 71 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jannetta's data
- Jannetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jannetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1920–1991 (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 Jannetta 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.