Recorded 1950–1986 Girls' name Peak 1965 48 births

Synetta — girls' name

48 babies named Synetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Synetta was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

9 babies were named Synetta in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Synetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Synetta between 1950 and 1986, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Synetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Synetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Synetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Synetta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Synetta 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 48 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.

Synetta at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

48

Since 1950

37 years of records

Peak year

1965

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1950

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1986

Synetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1950

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1965)
9
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Synetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
20 births that decade — 42% of Synetta's all-time total
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Synetta by state

Where Synetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Synetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
6 12.5%
Missouri share of Synetta's total US births 12.5%

6 of 48 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Synetta?
48 babies have been named Synetta since 1950. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1965 with 9 births.
When was Synetta most popular?
Synetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Synetta most popular?
The top states for the name Synetta are Missouri (6 births).
How long has the name Synetta been used?
Synetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 37 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Synetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Synthia, Syncere, Syniah, Synia, 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, 1950–1986 (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.