Girls' name · since 1913
Joetta
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 3,558 babies named Joetta, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,040 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,558
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
3,558 babies have been named Joetta since 1913, making it today's #15040 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Joetta recorded 3,558 times among girls since 1913, holding rank #15040 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, 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 1913 to 2025.
- #3,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,040 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,558 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joetta ranks #3,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,040 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,558 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,040 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,558
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Joetta's 3,558 recorded births place it above 95.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Joetta compares
3,558 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joetta's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joetta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,558 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joetta's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 111, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Joetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (952 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Joetta's strongest decade.
952 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Joetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s 142
1920s
142 births
- 1930s
1930s
477 births
- 1940s
1940s
666 births
- 1950s
1950s
952 births
- 1960s
1960s
643 births
- 1970s 334
1970s
334 births
- 1980s 173
1980s
173 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 952 births (27% of all-time use).
How Joetta 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 Joetta's total volume
Joetta by state
Where Joetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 244 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 161 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 143 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 138 | 3.9% |
| #5 | California | | 132 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 113 | 3.2% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 110 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 81 | 2.3% |
244 of 3,558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Joetta appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joetta's data
- Joetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (952 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Joettas (244 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Joetta 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.