Recorded 1954–1971 Girls' name Peak 1963 25 births

Vannetta — girls' name

25 babies named Vannetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s91970s5
1950s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Vannetta was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

9 babies were named Vannetta in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vannetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Vannetta between 1954 and 1971, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vannetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vannetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vannetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vannetta 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 25 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.

Vannetta at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

25

Since 1954

18 years of records

Peak year

1963

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1954

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1971

Vannetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1954

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1963)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
45678910 1971196319551954 5

Vannetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 44% of Vannetta's all-time total
1950s111960s91970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vannetta?
25 babies have been named Vannetta since 1954. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1963 with 9 births.
When was Vannetta most popular?
Vannetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Vannetta been used?
Vannetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 18 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Vannetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vanessa, Vanesa, Vannessa, Vania, 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, 1954–1971 (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.