Girls' name · since 1882
Jeanetta
Jeanetta has 5,149 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,149
- born since 1882
- 1960s
- peak decade
5,149 girls have been named Jeanetta since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanetta has been recorded 5,149 times among girls since 1882, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2024.
- #2,524 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,149 born since 1882
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanetta ranks #2,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,149 born since 1882, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,149
- born since 1882
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeanetta's 5,149 recorded births place it above 96.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Jeanetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeanetta's full recorded timeline at 1955, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 104 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeanetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2024
- Peak year (1961)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Jeanetta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (844 births, 16% of the file).
1960s was Jeanetta's strongest decade.
844 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Jeanetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 27
1890s
27 births
- 1900s 86
1900s
86 births
- 1910s 221
1910s
221 births
- 1920s
1920s
454 births
- 1930s
1930s
595 births
- 1940s
1940s
686 births
- 1950s
1950s
837 births
- 1960s
1960s
844 births
- 1970s
1970s
600 births
- 1980s
1980s
453 births
- 1990s 234
1990s
234 births
- 2000s 67
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 844 births (16% of all-time use).
How Jeanetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jeanetta's total volume
Jeanetta by state
Where Jeanetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 310 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 304 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 142 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 140 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 132 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 128 | 2.5% |
| #7 | California | | 103 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 101 | 2.0% |
310 of 5,149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Jeanetta appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeanetta's data
- Jeanetta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (844 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jeanettas (310 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeanetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1882–2024 (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 Jeanetta 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.