Girls' name · since 1979
Quinnetta
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 85 babies named Quinnetta, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
85 girls have been named Quinnetta since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinnetta has been recorded 85 times among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 1995.
- #29,001 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 85 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinnetta ranks #29,001 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quinnetta's 85 recorded births place it above 59.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Quinnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quinnetta splits its recorded history at 1987: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quinnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1995
- Peak year (1983)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1995.
85 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1983 with 13 births in a single year.
Quinnetta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (57 births, 67% of the file).
1980s was Quinnetta's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Quinnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 57 births (67% of all-time use).
Quinnetta decade highlights
- Peak decade 57 births
- Runner-up 23 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Quinnetta's data
- Quinnetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 1990s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Quinnetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1979–1995 (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 Quinnetta 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.
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