Nettye vs Nettie

Side-by-side comparison of Nettye and Nettie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nettye

Girl name

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Name B

Nettie

Girl name · Rank #6614

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Metric Nettye Nettie
Current Rank Unranked #6614
Total Births (all years) 71 49,419
Peak Year 1903 1918
Peak Year Births 9 1,167
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1903 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nettye Nettie
1880ss — 5,313
1890ss — 6,538
1900ss 9 5,680
1910ss 24 9,332
1920ss 32 8,992
1930ss 6 5,461
1940ss — 3,729
1950ss — 2,185
1960ss — 908
1970ss — 418
1980ss — 295
1990ss — 210
2000ss — 137
2010ss — 136
2020ss — 85

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nettye Nettie
2014 — 15
2015 — 9
2016 — 19
2017 — 13
2018 — 13
2019 — 19
2020 — 12
2021 — 17
2022 — 21
2023 — 18
2024 — 17

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1903–1937.

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