Girls' name · since 1880
Yetta
Yetta has 3,793 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,793
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,793 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yetta has been recorded 3,793 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2023.
- #3,089 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,793 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yetta ranks #3,089 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,793 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,793
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yetta's 3,793 recorded births place it above 95.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Yetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yetta's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 14% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 86%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 197, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1916)
- 197
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Yetta by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (1,502 births, 40% of the file).
1910s was Yetta's strongest decade.
1,502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Yetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 49
1880s
49 births
- 1890s 227
1890s
227 births
- 1900s 413
1900s
413 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,502 births
- 1920s
1920s
919 births
- 1930s 181
1930s
181 births
- 1940s 63
1940s
63 births
- 1950s 127
1950s
127 births
- 1960s 116
1960s
116 births
- 1970s 112
1970s
112 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 1,502 births (40% of all-time use).
How Yetta 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 Yetta's total volume
Yetta by state
Where Yetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,527 | 40.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 285 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 110 | 2.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 66 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 61 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 11 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.3% |
1,527 of 3,793 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Yetta appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yetta's data
- Yetta's decade-level peak was the 1910s (1,502 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Yettas (1,527 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 Yetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1880–2023 (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 Yetta 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.