Is Anetta a boy or girl name?

Anetta is a girl’s name. Of the 569 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Anetta

Recorded 1902–2018 · United States

Anetta was most popular in 1962, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,519 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 569 people named Anetta.

Anetta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Anetta’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Anetta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Anetta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 569 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org