Recorded 1955–1997 Girls' name Peak 1982 373 births

Quinetta — girls' name

373 babies named Quinetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s331970s751980s1791990s74
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Quinetta was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

33 babies were named Quinetta in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quinetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 373 babies named Quinetta between 1955 and 1997, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quinetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quinetta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Quinetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Quinetta in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quinetta 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 373 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.

Quinetta at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

373

Since 1955

43 years of records

Peak year

1982

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1955

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1997

Quinetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1955

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1982)
33
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
010203040 199719921988198419801975197019651955 12

Quinetta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
179 births that decade — 48% of Quinetta's all-time total
1950s121960s331970s751980s1791990s74

Quinetta by state

Where Quinetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Quinetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.3%
#2 Louisiana
5 1.3%
#3 North Carolina
5 1.3%
Alabama share of Quinetta's total US births 1.3%
Even split

5 of 373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quinetta?
373 babies have been named Quinetta since 1955. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1982 with 33 births.
When was Quinetta most popular?
Quinetta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Quinetta most popular?
The top states for the name Quinetta are Alabama (5 births), Louisiana (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Quinetta been used?
Quinetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 43 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Quinetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quincy, Quiana, Quintina, 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, 1955–1997 (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.