Recorded 1920–1991 Girls' name Peak 1956 324 births

Jannetta — girls' name

324 babies named Jannetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s171940s441950s711960s681970s671980s291990s12
1950s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Jannetta was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jannetta in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jannetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Jannetta between 1920 and 1991, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jannetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jannetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jannetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jannetta 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 324 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.

Jannetta at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

324

Since 1920

72 years of records

Peak year

1956

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1920

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1991

Jannetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1920

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1956)
15
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
05101520 199119781972196519591953194519271920 6

Jannetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
71 births that decade — 22% of Jannetta's all-time total
1920s161930s171940s441950s711960s681970s671980s291990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jannetta?
324 babies have been named Jannetta since 1920. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1956 with 15 births.
When was Jannetta most popular?
Jannetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Jannetta been used?
Jannetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 72 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Jannetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, 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, 1920–1991 (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.