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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
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 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Alabama#87 · 1 in 315
- Kentucky#94 · 1 in 394
- Mississippi#95 · 1 in 346
- Georgia#99 · 1 in 418
- South Carolina#101 · 1 in 392
Best ever in a state: #70 in Maryland, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #87 | 82 | 1 in 315 |
| Kentucky | #94 | 61 | 1 in 394 |
| Mississippi | #95 | 52 | 1 in 346 |
| Georgia | #99 | 75 | 1 in 418 |
| South Carolina | #101 | 49 | 1 in 392 |
| North Carolina | #115 | 66 | 1 in 463 |
| Tennessee | #128 | 45 | 1 in 513 |
| New York | #132 | 135 | 1 in 696 |
| Florida | #133 | 16 | 1 in 543 |
| Arkansas | #134 | 31 | 1 in 529 |
| Virginia | #135 | 37 | 1 in 656 |
| Louisiana | #137 | 32 | 1 in 554 |
| Maryland | #149 | 14 | 1 in 860 |
| Nebraska | #151 | 15 | 1 in 751 |
| Oklahoma | #154 | 26 | 1 in 705 |
| Texas | #165 | 62 | 1 in 727 |
| Utah | #171 | 6 | 1 in 743 |
| Illinois | #183 | 46 | 1 in 1,259 |
| Pennsylvania | #190 | 59 | 1 in 1,513 |
| New Jersey | #191 | 19 | 1 in 1,511 |
| Ohio | #203 | 33 | 1 in 1,454 |
| Maine | #206 | 5 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Indiana | #208 | 15 | 1 in 1,581 |
| West Virginia | #212 | 12 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Kansas | #213 | 11 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Michigan | #215 | 20 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Washington | #216 | 6 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Missouri | #227 | 19 | 1 in 1,518 |
| Iowa | #260 | 10 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Wisconsin | #277 | 9 | 1 in 2,614 |
| Minnesota | #278 | 10 | 1 in 2,165 |
| Massachusetts | #300 | 8 | 1 in 4,159 |
| California | #356 | 6 | 1 in 3,259 |
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| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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
| 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 1916
girls
#171
1,125 births · 1 in 928 girls
Top girls' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 928 of them was named Nettie, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.