Girls' name · since 1946
Johnnetta
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 399 babies named Johnnetta, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 399
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Johnnetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 399 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Johnnetta recorded 399 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1997.
- #13,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 399 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnnetta ranks #13,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 399 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 399
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Johnnetta's 399 recorded births place it above 81.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Johnnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Johnnetta's full recorded timeline at 1975, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Johnnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1997
- Peak year (1979)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Johnnetta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (123 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Johnnetta's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Johnnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
123 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 123 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Johnnetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 1990s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Johnnetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1946–1997 (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 Johnnetta 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.