Recorded 1951–2019 Girls' name Peak 1971 383 births

Zanetta — girls' name

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.

1950s201960s1221970s1231980s691990s382010s11
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Zanetta was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

22 babies were named Zanetta in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 383 babies named Zanetta between 1951 and 2019, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zanetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zanetta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanetta 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 383 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.

Zanetta at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

383

Since 1951

69 years of records

Peak year

1971

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1951

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2019

Zanetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1951

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1971)
22
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
0510152025 201919911986198019751970196519571951 7

Zanetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
123 births that decade — 32% of Zanetta's all-time total
1950s201960s1221970s1231980s691990s382010s11

Zanetta by state

Where Zanetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zanetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Zanetta's total US births 1.3%

5 of 383 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanetta?
383 babies have been named Zanetta since 1951. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1971 with 22 births.
When was Zanetta most popular?
Zanetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Zanetta most popular?
The top states for the name Zanetta are California (5 births).
How long has the name Zanetta been used?
Zanetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 69 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Zanetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaniyah, Zandra, Zaniya, Zana, 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, 1951–2019 (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.