Girls' name · since 1955
Quinetta
Quinetta has 373 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quinetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 373 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinetta has been recorded 373 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1997.
- #14,110 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 373 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinetta ranks #14,110 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 373 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quinetta's 373 recorded births place it above 80.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Quinetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quinetta's full recorded timeline at 1981, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quinetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1997
- Peak year (1982)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Quinetta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (179 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Quinetta's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Quinetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
179 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 179 births (48% of all-time use).
Quinetta by state
Where Quinetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Quinetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (179 total births) through the 1990s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Quinettas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Quinetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Quinetta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.