Nettie

#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · Last seen for boys in 1939 at #3,480
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 419 births
Debut · girls
403 births
In top 100 · girls
22 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
49,443
since 1880

Nettie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201917peak #62, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,55422—
2024#6,64217—
2023#6,16919—
2022#5,79321—
2021#6,69117—
2020#8,40612—
2019#6,17619—
2018#8,14613—
2017#8,29913—
2016#6,40119—
2015#10,8669—
2014#7,63615—
2013#9,03612—
2012#12,1998—
2011#9,15012—
2010#7,51316—
2009#8,45414—
2008#10,80710—
2007#9,00713—
2006#9,28612—
2005#8,88312—
2004#6,48918—
2003#9,04811—
2002#5,25422—
2001#7,31714—
2000#8,02712—
1999#6,48415—
1998#6,36015—
1997#4,37024—
1996#6,06415—
1995#4,21724—
1994#5,71316—
1993#3,98726—
1992#3,58130—
1991#3,93626—
1990#4,86819—
1989#3,67327—
1988#3,39328—
1987#3,33127—
1986#3,13529—
1985#3,85221—
1984#2,85131—
1983#2,91029—
1982#2,90131—
1981#2,52937—
1980#2,65135—
1979#2,52536—
1978#2,09245—
1977#2,38137—
1976#2,79227—
1975#1,67257—
1974#2,06640—
1973#2,12737—
1972#1,69852—
1971#2,00142—
1970#1,90445—
1969#1,68551—
1968#1,74945—
1967#1,47857—
1966#1,28471—
1965#1,21878—
1964#1,16390—
1963#1,016110—
1962#985118—
1961#879147—
1960#874141—
1959#848145—
1958#732182—
1957#741181—
1956#655214—
1955#646207—
1954#581242—
1953#599218—
1952#526259—
1951#535245—
1950#474292—
1949#470292—
1948#447318—
1947#447332—
1946#392373—
1945#400313—
1944#361370—
1943#342434—
1942#333437—
1941#316433—
1940#303427—
1939#290460#3,4805
1938#283490—
1937#275521—
1936#277475—
1935#259585—
1934#265545—
1933#262543—
1932#257597—
1931#249588—
1930#242657#4,0015
1929#237669#3,5596
1928#233711—
1927#233772#2,9129
1926#218839#2,9049
1925#214897#4,1975
1924#207942—
1923#202998—
1922#203989#3,8726
1921#1981,034—
1920#1811,141#2,9679
1919#1791,109#4,1685
1918#1751,167#4,1795
1917#1781,106#2,9568
1916#1711,125—
1915#1661,106—
1914#154936—
1913#152777#2,4966
1912#143762—
1911#136617—
1910#129627—
1909#128549—
1908#128543—
1907#121542—
1906#116537—
1905#111573—
1904#111547—
1903#104547—
1902#104569—
1901#93562—
1900#94711—
1899#89611—
1898#87678—
1897#90614#1,0575
1896#87628—
1895#82677—
1894#82630—
1893#75668—
1892#73705—
1891#71620—
1890#67707—
1889#70622—
1888#67692—
1887#65595—
1886#65591—
1885#66536#9365
1884#67522—
1883#64494—
1882#67439—
1881#62419—
1880#65403—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Nettie was already there! It came in at #65, and was given to 403 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2011–2013, when fewer than 13 girls a year got the name.

Where Nettie is popular in 1917

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedAKMaine: #178 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 865 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #166 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 864 girlsNDMinnesota: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,317 girlsMNIllinois: #213 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,713 girlsILWisconsin: #275 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,588 girlsWIMichigan: #272 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,441 girlsMINew York: #136 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 704 girlsNYMassachusetts: #196 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,675 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedRIOregon: #169 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 812 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #213 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,226 girlsSDIowa: #311 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,579 girlsIAIndiana: #331 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,469 girlsINOhio: #239 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsOHPennsylvania: #227 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,278 girlsPANew Jersey: #181 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsNJConnecticut: #187 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsCTCalifornia: #413 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,173 girlsCAUtah: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 928 girlsUTColorado: #219 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,223 girlsCONebraska: #239 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsNEMissouri: #210 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsMOKentucky: #149 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 669 girlsKYWest Virginia: #147 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 733 girlsWVVirginia: #122 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 557 girlsVAMaryland: #195 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,415 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedDEArizona: #160 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 564 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedNMKansas: #228 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsKSArkansas: #151 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 621 girlsARTennessee: #116 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 469 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #125 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 516 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #124 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 528 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #146 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 639 girlsOKLouisiana: #143 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 586 girlsLAMississippi: #115 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 451 girlsMSAlabama: #105 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 408 girlsALGeorgia: #85 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 329 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedHITexas: #118 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 503 girlsTXFlorida: #133 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 557 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#85 · 1 in 329
  2. Alabama#105 · 1 in 408
  3. Mississippi#115 · 1 in 451
  4. Tennessee#116 · 1 in 469
  5. Texas#118 · 1 in 503

Best ever in a state: #70 in Maryland, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#85951 in 329
Alabama#105611 in 408
Mississippi#115391 in 451
Tennessee#116521 in 469
Texas#118941 in 503
Virginia#122451 in 557
South Carolina#124371 in 528
North Carolina#125611 in 516
Florida#133161 in 557
New York#1361381 in 704
Louisiana#143321 in 586
Oklahoma#146311 in 639
West Virginia#147221 in 733
Kentucky#149371 in 669
Arkansas#151291 in 621
Arizona#16051 in 564
North Dakota#16691 in 864
Oregon#16961 in 812
Maine#17871 in 865
New Jersey#181231 in 1,299
Connecticut#187101 in 1,443
Utah#19151 in 928
Maryland#19591 in 1,415
Massachusetts#196211 in 1,675
Missouri#210221 in 1,299
Illinois#213341 in 1,713
South Dakota#21351 in 1,226
Colorado#21961 in 1,223
Pennsylvania#227411 in 2,278
Kansas#228101 in 1,496
Nebraska#23981 in 1,476
Ohio#239241 in 2,112
Michigan#272141 in 2,441
Wisconsin#27591 in 2,588
Iowa#31181 in 2,579
Indiana#33171 in 3,469
Minnesota#38251 in 4,317
California#41351 in 4,173
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Nettie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 1,088 spots since 2024 (#6,642 → #5,554)
  • 2,852 spots since 2020 (#8,406 → #5,554)
  • 5,312 spots since 2015 (#10,866 → #5,554)
  • Biggest jump: 18 spots in 1954 (#599 → #581)
  • Biggest drop: 116 spots in 1959 (#732 → #848)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #62 (419 births)
  • Births halved by 1955, 74 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 22 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1880–1901
  • Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1880–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 219
  • Highest: 1 in 219 girls born in 1881 were named Nettie (0.46%)
  • Latest: 1 in 73,058 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 18.9% of all girls named Nettie (9,332) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5,313#62 (1881)#66
1890s6,538#67 (1890)#80
1900s5,680#93 (1901)#111
1910s9,332#129 (1910)#158
1920s8,992#181 (1920)#213
1930s5,461#242 (1930)#266
1940s3,729#303 (1940)#381
1950s2,185#474 (1950)#634
1960s908#874 (1960)#1,233
1970s418#1,672 (1975)#2,126
1980s295#2,529 (1981)#3,123
1990s210#3,581 (1992)#4,958
2000s138#5,254 (2002)#8,257
2010s136#6,176 (2019)#8,542
2020s108#5,554 (2025)#6,543

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Nettie in 1917

girls
#178
1,106 births · 1 in 978 girls
boys
#2,956
8 births · 1 in 115,685 boys

Top girls' names in 1917

  1. #1Mary64,280
  2. #2Helen34,251
  3. #3Dorothy28,852
  4. #4Margaret25,560
  5. #5Ruth23,568
  6. #6Mildred16,256
  7. #7Anna15,160
  8. #8Elizabeth15,131
  9. #9Frances14,363
  10. #10Virginia14,261
  11. #178Nettie1,106

Top boys' names in 1917

  1. #1John51,852
  2. #2William42,422
  3. #3James37,337
  4. #4Robert35,220
  5. #5Joseph24,761
  6. #6George24,196
  7. #7Charles24,143
  8. #8Edward17,501
  9. #9Frank15,768
  10. #10Thomas12,611
  11. #2,956Nettie8
More about 1917

girls

1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 978 of them was named Nettie, which outranked 96.6% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nettie
  1. #175Marcella1,133
  2. #176Rosemary1,124
  3. #177Jeannette1,113
  4. #178Nettie1,106
  5. #179Rosie1,099
  6. #180Dorothea1,076
  7. #181Lorene1,062
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 549Georgene#1,445 → #896
  2. ↑ 380Ottie#1,332 → #952
  3. ↑ 365Louis#1,298 → #933
  4. ↑ 334Valentine#1,298 → #964
  5. ↑ 322Harold#1,210 → #888
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Ceola#840 → #1,241
  2. ↓ 373Floretta#964 → #1,337
  3. ↓ 344Buelah#993 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 326Glennie#915 → #1,241
  5. ↓ 290Maye#915 → #1,205

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 115,685 of them was named Nettie, which outranked 35.8% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nettie
  1. #2,732Yoshimi9
  2. #2,732Zigmont9
  3. #2,732Zigmunt9
  4. #2,956Nettie8
  5. #2,956Able8
  6. #2,956Adalbert8
  7. #2,956Addis8
  8. #3,217Abelino7
  9. #3,217Ac7
  10. #3,217Achilles7

Tied with 260 names at #2,956; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Nicolas#1,304 → #784
  2. ↑ 469Hezekiah#1,415 → #946
  3. ↑ 433Hilliard#1,415 → #982
  4. ↑ 404Rayford#1,304 → #900
  5. ↑ 338Minoru#1,335 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,738Tatsuo#824 → #2,562
  2. ↓ 709Berlin#984 → #1,693
  3. ↓ 556Prentice#972 → #1,528
  4. ↓ 473Manning#964 → #1,437
  5. ↓ 457Lovell#939 → #1,396

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1917 →