Recorded 1949–1979 Girls' name Peak 1955 114 births

Linetta — girls' name

114 babies named Linetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s281960s461970s34

The verdict

114 girls have been named Linetta since 1949, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1979.

114
total births
1949–1979
years on record
1960s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Linetta was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

10 babies were named Linetta in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Linetta between 1949 and 1979, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Linetta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linetta 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 114 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.

Linetta at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

114

Since 1949

31 years of records

Peak year

1955

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1949

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1979

Linetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1949

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1955)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 1979197119681963195919541949 6

Linetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
46 births that decade — 40% of Linetta's all-time total
1940s61950s281960s461970s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linetta?
114 babies have been named Linetta since 1949. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1955 with 10 births.
When was Linetta most popular?
Linetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Linetta been used?
Linetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 31 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Linetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Linda, Lindsey, Lindsay, Lina, 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, 1949–1979 (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.