Girls' name · since 1892
Johnetta
Johnetta has 3,201 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,201
- born since 1892
- 1950s
- peak decade
Johnetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,201 have been recorded since 1892.
Johnetta has 3,201 recorded births among girls since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2009.
- #3,459 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,201 born since 1892
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnetta ranks #3,459 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,201 born since 1892, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,201
- born since 1892
- 1950s
- peak decade
Johnetta's 3,201 recorded births place it above 95.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Johnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnetta's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2009
- Peak year (1952)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Johnetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (581 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Johnetta's strongest decade.
581 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Johnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s 94
1910s
94 births
- 1920s 191
1920s
191 births
- 1930s 220
1930s
220 births
- 1940s
1940s
437 births
- 1950s
1950s
581 births
- 1960s
1960s
505 births
- 1970s
1970s
463 births
- 1980s
1980s
404 births
- 1990s 224
1990s
224 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 581 births (18% of all-time use).
How Johnetta 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 Johnetta's total volume
Johnetta by state
Where Johnetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 132 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 93 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 71 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 58 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 47 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 39 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 28 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 25 | 0.8% |
132 of 3,201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Johnetta appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Johnetta's data
- Johnetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (581 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Johnettas (132 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Johnetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1892–2009 (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 Johnetta 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.