Recorded 1913–1987 Girls' name Peak 1956 394 births

Lenetta — girls' name

394 babies named Lenetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s141930s51940s721950s1121960s971970s591980s24
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Lenetta was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lenetta in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 394 babies named Lenetta between 1913 and 1987, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lenetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lenetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenetta 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 394 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.

Lenetta at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

394

Since 1913

75 years of records

Peak year

1956

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1913

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1987

Lenetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1913

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1956)
16
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
05101520 198719751968196219561950194319181913 5

Lenetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
112 births that decade — 28% of Lenetta's all-time total
1910s111920s141930s51940s721950s1121960s971970s591980s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenetta?
394 babies have been named Lenetta since 1913. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1956 with 16 births.
When was Lenetta most popular?
Lenetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Lenetta been used?
Lenetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 75 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Lenetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lena, Lenora, Lenore, Lennon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1913–1987 (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.