Recorded 1938–1961 Girls' name Peak 1938 30 births

Nannetta — girls' name

30 babies named Nannetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s61950s121960s5
1950s
Peak decade

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

1938
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nannetta in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nannetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Nannetta between 1938 and 1961, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nannetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nannetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nannetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nannetta 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 30 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.

Nannetta at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

30

Since 1938

24 years of records

Peak year

1938

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1938

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1961

Nannetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1938

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1938)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19611957195619471938 7

Nannetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 40% of Nannetta's all-time total
1930s71940s61950s121960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nannetta?
30 babies have been named Nannetta since 1938. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1938 with 7 births.
When was Nannetta most popular?
Nannetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Nannetta been used?
Nannetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 24 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Nannetta?
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, 1938–1961 (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.