Girls' name · since 1910
Vanetta
1,224 babies named Vanetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,224
- born since 1910
- 1970s
- peak decade
Vanetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,224 recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanetta has been recorded 1,224 times among girls since 1910, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1998.
- #6,522 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,224 born since 1910
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanetta ranks #6,522 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,224 born since 1910, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,224
- born since 1910
- 1970s
- peak decade
Vanetta's 1,224 recorded births place it above 90.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Vanetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vanetta's full recorded timeline at 1955, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vanetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1998
- Peak year (1962)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Vanetta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (260 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Vanetta's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Vanetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 37
1910s
37 births
- 1920s 97
1920s
97 births
- 1930s 91
1930s
91 births
- 1940s 100
1940s
100 births
- 1950s
1950s
224 births
- 1960s
1960s
247 births
- 1970s
1970s
260 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 260 births (21% of all-time use).
How Vanetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vanetta's total volume
Vanetta by state
Where Vanetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
12 of 1,224 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Vanetta's data
- Vanetta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (260 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Vanettas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vanetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1910–1998 (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 Vanetta 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.