Recorded 1948–1970 Girls' name Peak 1948 15 births

Linnetta — girls' name

15 babies named Linnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

15 girls have been named Linnetta since 1948, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1970.

15
total births
1948–1970
years on record
1940s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Linnetta was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

5 babies were named Linnetta in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Linnetta between 1948 and 1970, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linnetta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Linnetta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linnetta 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 15 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.

Linnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

15

Since 1948

23 years of records

Peak year

1948

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1948

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1970

Linnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1948

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1948)
5
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
5 197019581948 5

Linnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 33% of Linnetta's all-time total
1940s51950s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linnetta?
15 babies have been named Linnetta since 1948. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1948 with 5 births.
When was Linnetta most popular?
Linnetta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Linnetta been used?
Linnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 23 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Linnetta?
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, 1948–1970 (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.