Recorded 1937–1962 Girls' name Peak 1944 42 births

Warnetta — girls' name

42 babies named Warnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s61950s211960s10
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Warnetta was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

6 babies were named Warnetta in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Warnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Warnetta between 1937 and 1962, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Warnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Warnetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Warnetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Warnetta 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 42 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.

Warnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

42

Since 1937

26 years of records

Peak year

1944

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1937

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1962

Warnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1937

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1944)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 19621961195919571955195119441937 5

Warnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
21 births that decade — 50% of Warnetta's all-time total
1930s51940s61950s211960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Warnetta?
42 babies have been named Warnetta since 1937. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1944 with 6 births.
When was Warnetta most popular?
Warnetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Warnetta been used?
Warnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 26 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Warnetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Warren, Warda, Ward, Warner, 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, 1937–1962 (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.