Girls' name · since 1953
Ketty
Ketty has 129 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 129
- total births
- 1953–2001
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Ketty is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 129 have been recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Ketty recorded 129 times among girls since 1953, 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 1953 to 2001.
- 129 total births
- 1953–2001 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Ketty's 129 recorded births place it above 66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ketty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ketty's full recorded timeline at 1975, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ketty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2001
- Peak year (1960)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Ketty by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Ketty's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ketty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 42 births (33% of all-time use).
Ketty by state
Where Ketty concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 8.5% |
11 of 129 births nationwide.
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- Ketty's decade-level peak was the 1970s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kettys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1953–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Ketty: Baby Name Since 1953 - 129 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ketty. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ketty 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 July 2026.