Girls' name · since 1931
Joette
Joette has 2,000 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,705 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,000
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Joette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,000 have been recorded since 1931.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joette has been recorded 2,000 times among girls since 1931, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1991.
- #4,705 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,000 born since 1931
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joette ranks #4,705 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,000 born since 1931, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,705 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,000
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Joette's 2,000 recorded births place it above 93.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Joette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joette splits its recorded history at 1961: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 130 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1991
- Peak year (1954)
- 130
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Joette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (859 births, 43% of the file).
1950s was Joette's strongest decade.
859 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Joette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 80
1930s
80 births
- 1940s 288
1940s
288 births
- 1950s
1950s
859 births
- 1960s
1960s
413 births
- 1970s 253
1970s
253 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 859 births (43% of all-time use).
How Joette 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 Joette's total volume
Joette by state
Where Joette concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 130 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 106 | 5.3% |
| #3 | California | | 85 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 58 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 53 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 43 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 16 | 0.8% |
130 of 2,000 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Joette appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joette's data
- Joette's decade-level peak was the 1950s (859 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Joettes (130 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Joette: 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 (~60 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, 1931–1991 (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 Joette 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.