Joetta
Joetta was the 15973rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 863rd; the most babies were born in 1954 (111). More babies were named Joetta in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,973 girls, down 1,775 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1954111 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,558babies recorded
Joetta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,973 | 5 |
| 2020 | #14,198 | 6 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #7,540 | 11 |
| 1980 | #3,654 | 22 |
| 1970 | #1,937 | 44 |
| 1960 | #1,213 | 81 |
| 1950 | #1,030 | 79 |
| 1940 | #974 | 54 |
| 1930 | #1,484 | 28 |
| 1920 | #2,996 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joetta, counting every spelling?
Joetta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Joetta?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joetta (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Joetta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joetta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joetta?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Joetta are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 56 and 75. That makes Joetta a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Joetta by state
How common Joetta was among girls born in each state in 1952–1956, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (5.5×), Indiana (3.6×), Kentucky (3.3×), Ohio (1.8×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Joetta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joetta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joetta
How popular is the name Joetta?
Joetta was the 15973rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 863rd; the most babies were born in 1954 (111). More babies were named Joetta in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Joetta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joetta in the US.
Where was Joetta most popular?
In 1952–1956, Joetta was most common in West Virginia (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Oklahoma.