Girls' name · since 1951
Zanetta
383 babies named Zanetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zanetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 383 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Zanetta recorded 383 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2019.
- #13,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 383 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanetta ranks #13,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 383 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zanetta's 383 recorded births place it above 80.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Zanetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zanetta splits its recorded history at 1977: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zanetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2019
- Peak year (1971)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Zanetta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (123 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Zanetta's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Zanetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
122 births
- 1970s
1970s
123 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 123 births (32% of all-time use).
Zanetta by state
Where Zanetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 383 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zanetta's data
- Zanetta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zanettas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zanetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1951–2019 (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 Zanetta 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.