Recorded 1979–1995 Girls' name Peak 1983 85 births

Quinnetta — girls' name

85 babies named Quinnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s571990s23
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Quinnetta was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

13 babies were named Quinnetta in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quinnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Quinnetta between 1979 and 1995, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quinnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quinnetta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quinnetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quinnetta 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 85 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.

Quinnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

85

Since 1979

17 years of records

Peak year

1983

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1979

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1995

Quinnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1979

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1983)
13
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 199519911990198919881987198619841983198219811979 5

Quinnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
57 births that decade — 67% of Quinnetta's all-time total
1970s51980s571990s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quinnetta?
85 babies have been named Quinnetta since 1979. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1983 with 13 births.
When was Quinnetta most popular?
Quinnetta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Quinnetta been used?
Quinnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 17 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Quinnetta?
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, 1979–1995 (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.