Recorded 1919–1979 Girls' name Peak 1958 187 births

Nanetta — girls' name

187 babies named Nanetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s61950s781960s661970s32
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Nanetta was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

14 babies were named Nanetta in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nanetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Nanetta between 1919 and 1979, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nanetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nanetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nanetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nanetta 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 187 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.

Nanetta at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

187

Since 1919

61 years of records

Peak year

1958

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1919

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1979

Nanetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1919

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1958)
14
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
46810121416 19791970196619611957195319371919 5

Nanetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
78 births that decade — 42% of Nanetta's all-time total
1910s51930s61950s781960s661970s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nanetta?
187 babies have been named Nanetta since 1919. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1958 with 14 births.
When was Nanetta most popular?
Nanetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Nanetta been used?
Nanetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 61 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Nanetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nancy, Nannie, Nanette, Nan, 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, 1919–1979 (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.