Girls' name · since 1901
Viletta
36 babies named Viletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,999 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1901
- 1910s
- peak decade
Viletta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 36 recorded since 1901.
Social Security Administration records show Viletta recorded 36 times among girls since 1901, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1930.
- #38,999 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1901
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Viletta ranks #38,999 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1901, peaking in the 1910s.
- #38,999 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1901
- 1910s
- peak decade
Viletta's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Viletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Viletta's SSA record in two at 1915 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Viletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1930
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1930.
36 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 8 births in a single year.
Viletta by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 47% of the file).
1910s was Viletta's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Viletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
8 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (47% of all-time use).
Viletta decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Runner-up 8 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Viletta's data
- Viletta's decade-level peak was the 1910s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Viletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1901–1930 (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 Viletta 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.
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