Recorded 1954–1984 Girls' name Peak 1964 114 births

Ranetta — girls' name

114 babies named Ranetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s201970s471980s30
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ranetta was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ranetta in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Ranetta between 1954 and 1984, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ranetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ranetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranetta 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 114 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.

Ranetta at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

114

Since 1954

31 years of records

Peak year

1964

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1954

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1984

Ranetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1954

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1964)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
45678910 1984198119761972196619561954 5

Ranetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
47 births that decade — 41% of Ranetta's all-time total
1950s171960s201970s471980s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranetta?
114 babies have been named Ranetta since 1954. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1964 with 9 births.
When was Ranetta most popular?
Ranetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Ranetta been used?
Ranetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 31 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Ranetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randi, Randy, Rana, Randa, 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, 1954–1984 (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.