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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #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 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedNHWashington: #177 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,102 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #244 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,196 girlsILWisconsin: #365 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,973 girlsWIMichigan: #280 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,743 girlsMINew York: #201 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,365 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedSDIowa: #310 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,054 girlsIAIndiana: #188 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsINOhio: #295 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,295 girlsOHPennsylvania: #250 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,673 girlsPANew Jersey: #228 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsNJConnecticut: #226 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,115 girlsCTCalifornia: #425 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,265 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedUTColorado: #188 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 999 girlsCONebraska: #214 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsNEMissouri: #250 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,828 girlsMOKentucky: #138 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 641 girlsKYWest Virginia: #182 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsWVVirginia: #126 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 554 girlsVAMaryland: #201 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,448 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedNMKansas: #272 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,077 girlsKSArkansas: #156 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 681 girlsARTennessee: #160 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 730 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #117 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 510 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #119 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 504 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #147 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 650 girlsOKLouisiana: #120 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 489 girlsLAMississippi: #120 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 498 girlsMSAlabama: #103 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 395 girlsALGeorgia: #116 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 514 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nettie, so not publishedHITexas: #167 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 737 girlsTXFlorida: #167 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 740 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#103 · 1 in 395
  2. Georgia#116 · 1 in 514
  3. North Carolina#117 · 1 in 510
  4. South Carolina#119 · 1 in 504
  5. Louisiana#120 · 1 in 489

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#103791 in 395
Georgia#116671 in 514
North Carolina#117771 in 510
South Carolina#119471 in 504
Louisiana#120471 in 489
Mississippi#120451 in 498
Virginia#126511 in 554
Kentucky#138471 in 641
Oklahoma#147391 in 650
Arkansas#156301 in 681
Tennessee#160391 in 730
Florida#167161 in 740
Texas#167791 in 737
Washington#17791 in 1,102
West Virginia#182201 in 1,035
Colorado#18891 in 999
Indiana#188201 in 1,348
Maryland#201101 in 1,448
New York#201731 in 1,365
Nebraska#21491 in 1,364
Connecticut#22661 in 2,115
New Jersey#228141 in 2,260
Illinois#244271 in 2,196
Missouri#250171 in 1,828
Pennsylvania#250361 in 2,673
Kansas#27281 in 2,077
Michigan#280141 in 2,743
Ohio#295171 in 3,295
Iowa#31071 in 3,054
Wisconsin#36551 in 4,973
California#42581 in 4,265
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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 1923

girls
#202
998 births · 1 in 1,209 girls

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #202Nettie998
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 1,209 of them was named Nettie, which outranked 96.5% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nettie
  1. #199Angelina1,049
  2. #200Imogene1,001
  3. #201Sally999
  4. #202Nettie998
  5. #203Faye984
  6. #204Lydia966
  7. #205Amelia965
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

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

See the top 100 for 1923 →