Girls' name · since 1937
Warnetta
Warnetta has 42 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1944 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1937
- 1950s
- peak decade
Warnetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 42 have been recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Warnetta has been recorded 42 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1962.
- #37,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1937
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Warnetta ranks #37,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1937, peaking in the 1950s.
- #37,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1937
- 1950s
- peak decade
Warnetta's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Warnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Warnetta's full recorded timeline at 1957, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1944 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Warnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1962
- Peak year (1944)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Warnetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (21 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Warnetta's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Warnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 21 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Warnetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1960s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Warnetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1937–1962 (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 Warnetta 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.