Recorded 1906–1951 Girls' name Peak 1917 69 births

Minnetta — girls' name

69 babies named Minnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s251920s211930s101950s8
1910s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Minnetta was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

10 babies were named Minnetta in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Minnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Minnetta between 1906 and 1951, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Minnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Minnetta performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Minnetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Minnetta 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 69 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.

Minnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

69

Since 1906

46 years of records

Peak year

1917

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1906

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1951

Minnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1906

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1917)
10
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4681012 1951193819331923192219201919191719161906 5

Minnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
25 births that decade — 36% of Minnetta's all-time total
1900s51910s251920s211930s101950s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minnetta?
69 babies have been named Minnetta since 1906. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1917 with 10 births.
When was Minnetta most popular?
Minnetta was most popular in the 1910s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Minnetta been used?
Minnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 46 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Minnetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Minnie, Mindy, Mina, Minerva, 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, 1906–1951 (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.