Recorded 1946–1997 Girls' name Peak 1979 399 births

Johnnetta — girls' name

399 babies named Johnnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71950s531960s691970s1231980s801990s67
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Johnnetta was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

18 babies were named Johnnetta in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 399 babies named Johnnetta between 1946 and 1997, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnnetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Johnnetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnnetta 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 399 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.

Johnnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

399

Since 1946

52 years of records

Peak year

1979

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1946

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1997

Johnnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1946

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1979)
18
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 199719911984197819721966195919521946 7

Johnnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
123 births that decade — 31% of Johnnetta's all-time total
1940s71950s531960s691970s1231980s801990s67

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnnetta?
399 babies have been named Johnnetta since 1946. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1979 with 18 births.
When was Johnnetta most popular?
Johnnetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Johnnetta been used?
Johnnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 52 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Johnnetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Johanna, Johnnie, John, Johnna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1946–1997 (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.