Girls' name · since 1881
Neta
3,226 babies named Neta in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,226
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,226 girls have been named Neta since 1881, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neta has been recorded 3,226 times among girls since 1881, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2024.
- #3,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,226 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neta ranks #3,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,226 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,226
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Neta's 3,226 recorded births place it above 95.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Neta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neta's full recorded timeline at 1937, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 82 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2024
- Peak year (1920)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Neta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (587 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Neta's strongest decade.
587 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Neta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 72
1880s
72 births
- 1890s 216
1890s
216 births
- 1900s 224
1900s
224 births
- 1910s
1910s
426 births
- 1920s
1920s
587 births
- 1930s
1930s
490 births
- 1940s
1940s
522 births
- 1950s
1950s
362 births
- 1960s 165
1960s
165 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 587 births (18% of all-time use).
How Neta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Neta's total volume
Neta by state
Where Neta concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 419 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 159 | 4.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 112 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 29 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 24 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 11 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 10 | 0.3% |
419 of 3,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Neta appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Neta's data
- Neta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (587 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Netas (419 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Neta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.