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
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 419 births
- Debut · girls
- 403 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 49,443since 1880
Nettie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,554 | 22 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,169 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,793 | 21 | — | |
| 2021 | #6,691 | 17 | — | |
| 2020 | #8,406 | 12 | — | |
| 2019 | #6,176 | 19 | — | |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | — | |
| 2017 | #8,299 | 13 | — | |
| 2016 | #6,401 | 19 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | — | |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 | — | |
| 2013 | #9,036 | 12 | — | |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | — | |
| 2011 | #9,150 | 12 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,513 | 16 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | — | |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 | — | |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | — | |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | — | |
| 2005 | #8,883 | 12 | — | |
| 2004 | #6,489 | 18 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,048 | 11 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,254 | 22 | — | |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | — | |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | — | |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | — | |
| 1995 | #4,217 | 24 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,987 | 26 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,581 | 30 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,936 | 26 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,868 | 19 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,393 | 28 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,331 | 27 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,135 | 29 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,851 | 31 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,910 | 29 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,901 | 31 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,529 | 37 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,651 | 35 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,525 | 36 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,092 | 45 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,381 | 37 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,792 | 27 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,672 | 57 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,066 | 40 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,127 | 37 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,698 | 52 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,001 | 42 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,904 | 45 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,685 | 51 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,749 | 45 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,478 | 57 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,284 | 71 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,218 | 78 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,163 | 90 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,016 | 110 | — | |
| 1962 | #985 | 118 | — | |
| 1961 | #879 | 147 | — | |
| 1960 | #874 | 141 | — | |
| 1959 | #848 | 145 | — | |
| 1958 | #732 | 182 | — | |
| 1957 | #741 | 181 | — | |
| 1956 | #655 | 214 | — | |
| 1955 | #646 | 207 | — | |
| 1954 | #581 | 242 | — | |
| 1953 | #599 | 218 | — | |
| 1952 | #526 | 259 | — | |
| 1951 | #535 | 245 | — | |
| 1950 | #474 | 292 | — | |
| 1949 | #470 | 292 | — | |
| 1948 | #447 | 318 | — | |
| 1947 | #447 | 332 | — | |
| 1946 | #392 | 373 | — | |
| 1945 | #400 | 313 | — | |
| 1944 | #361 | 370 | — | |
| 1943 | #342 | 434 | — | |
| 1942 | #333 | 437 | — | |
| 1941 | #316 | 433 | — | |
| 1940 | #303 | 427 | — | |
| 1939 | #290 | 460 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #283 | 490 | — | |
| 1937 | #275 | 521 | — | |
| 1936 | #277 | 475 | — | |
| 1935 | #259 | 585 | — | |
| 1934 | #265 | 545 | — | |
| 1933 | #262 | 543 | — | |
| 1932 | #257 | 597 | — | |
| 1931 | #249 | 588 | — | |
| 1930 | #242 | 657 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #237 | 669 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #233 | 711 | — | |
| 1927 | #233 | 772 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #218 | 839 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #214 | 897 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #207 | 942 | — | |
| 1923 | #202 | 998 | — | |
| 1922 | #203 | 989 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #198 | 1,034 | — | |
| 1920 | #181 | 1,141 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #179 | 1,109 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #175 | 1,167 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #178 | 1,106 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #171 | 1,125 | — | |
| 1915 | #166 | 1,106 | — | |
| 1914 | #154 | 936 | — | |
| 1913 | #152 | 777 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #143 | 762 | — | |
| 1911 | #136 | 617 | — | |
| 1910 | #129 | 627 | — | |
| 1909 | #128 | 549 | — | |
| 1908 | #128 | 543 | — | |
| 1907 | #121 | 542 | — | |
| 1906 | #116 | 537 | — | |
| 1905 | #111 | 573 | — | |
| 1904 | #111 | 547 | — | |
| 1903 | #104 | 547 | — | |
| 1902 | #104 | 569 | — | |
| 1901 | #93 | 562 | — | |
| 1900 | #94 | 711 | — | |
| 1899 | #89 | 611 | — | |
| 1898 | #87 | 678 | — | |
| 1897 | #90 | 614 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #87 | 628 | — | |
| 1895 | #82 | 677 | — | |
| 1894 | #82 | 630 | — | |
| 1893 | #75 | 668 | — | |
| 1892 | #73 | 705 | — | |
| 1891 | #71 | 620 | — | |
| 1890 | #67 | 707 | — | |
| 1889 | #70 | 622 | — | |
| 1888 | #67 | 692 | — | |
| 1887 | #65 | 595 | — | |
| 1886 | #65 | 591 | — | |
| 1885 | #66 | 536 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #67 | 522 | — | |
| 1883 | #64 | 494 | — | |
| 1882 | #67 | 439 | — | |
| 1881 | #62 | 419 | — | |
| 1880 | #65 | 403 | — | |
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 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#119 · 1 in 529
- South Carolina#120 · 1 in 522
- Alabama#121 · 1 in 500
- North Carolina#133 · 1 in 600
- Arkansas#134 · 1 in 543
Best ever in a state: #70 in Maryland, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #119 | 60 | 1 in 529 |
| South Carolina | #120 | 42 | 1 in 522 |
| Alabama | #121 | 65 | 1 in 500 |
| North Carolina | #133 | 64 | 1 in 600 |
| Arkansas | #134 | 38 | 1 in 543 |
| Tennessee | #143 | 43 | 1 in 632 |
| Mississippi | #144 | 40 | 1 in 593 |
| Florida | #147 | 27 | 1 in 620 |
| Kentucky | #162 | 37 | 1 in 770 |
| Oklahoma | #166 | 32 | 1 in 782 |
| Virginia | #169 | 27 | 1 in 964 |
| Arizona | #172 | 6 | 1 in 646 |
| Missouri | #181 | 31 | 1 in 976 |
| Louisiana | #183 | 28 | 1 in 851 |
| New Mexico | #186 | 6 | 1 in 659 |
| New Jersey | #212 | 16 | 1 in 1,905 |
| West Virginia | #222 | 15 | 1 in 1,331 |
| Maryland | #229 | 7 | 1 in 1,934 |
| New York | #230 | 51 | 1 in 1,933 |
| Texas | #232 | 55 | 1 in 1,087 |
| Kansas | #233 | 10 | 1 in 1,529 |
| Connecticut | #236 | 5 | 1 in 2,434 |
| Ohio | #252 | 24 | 1 in 2,263 |
| Indiana | #259 | 11 | 1 in 2,375 |
| Massachusetts | #313 | 7 | 1 in 4,958 |
| Minnesota | #316 | 7 | 1 in 3,098 |
| Illinois | #318 | 17 | 1 in 3,502 |
| Michigan | #331 | 11 | 1 in 3,722 |
| Pennsylvania | #348 | 18 | 1 in 5,084 |
| California | #400 | 10 | 1 in 3,613 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #62 (419 births)
- Births halved by 1955, 74 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1880–1901
- Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1880–1962
- Highest: 1 in 219 girls born in 1881 were named Nettie (0.46%)
- Latest: 1 in 73,058 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 18.9% of all girls named Nettie (9,332) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,313 | #62 (1881) | #66 |
| 1890s | 6,538 | #67 (1890) | #80 |
| 1900s | 5,680 | #93 (1901) | #111 |
| 1910s | 9,332 | #129 (1910) | #158 |
| 1920s | 8,992 | #181 (1920) | #213 |
| 1930s | 5,461 | #242 (1930) | #266 |
| 1940s | 3,729 | #303 (1940) | #381 |
| 1950s | 2,185 | #474 (1950) | #634 |
| 1960s | 908 | #874 (1960) | #1,233 |
| 1970s | 418 | #1,672 (1975) | #2,126 |
| 1980s | 295 | #2,529 (1981) | #3,123 |
| 1990s | 210 | #3,581 (1992) | #4,958 |
| 2000s | 138 | #5,254 (2002) | #8,257 |
| 2010s | 136 | #6,176 (2019) | #8,542 |
| 2020s | 108 | #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 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,413 of them was named Nettie, which outranked 96.1% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #215Susan858
- #216Katie852
- #217Gwendolyn848
- #218Nettie839
- #218Bobbie839
- #220Priscilla834
- #221Freda830
- #222Jo815
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 123,389 of them was named Nettie, which outranked 40.0% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,725Wesly10
- #2,725Worley10
- #2,725Zenas10
- #2,904Nettie9
- #2,904Abbie9
- #2,904Abie9
- #2,904Abron9
- #3,139Adolphe8
- #3,139Alen8
- #3,139Algird8
Tied with 234 names at #2,904; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.