US rank #12453 Girls' name Peak 1998 514 births

Netanya — #12453 US girls' name

514 babies named Netanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s221990s2132000s1652010s912020s18
#12453
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Netanya was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

43 babies were named Netanya in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Netanya

The Social Security Administration has registered 514 babies named Netanya between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Netanya currently holds the #12453 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Netanya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Netanya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Netanya in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Netanya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 514 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Netanya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

514

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

1998

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,453

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Netanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
43
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Netanya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
213 births that decade — 41% of Netanya's all-time total
1970s51980s221990s2132000s1652010s912020s18

Netanya by state

Where Netanya concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Netanya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.1%
#2 New York
5 1.0%
#3 Texas
5 1.0%
California share of Netanya's total US births 2.1%
Even split

11 of 514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Netanya?
514 babies have been named Netanya since 1978. It currently ranks #12453 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 43 births.
When was Netanya most popular?
Netanya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Netanya most popular?
The top states for the name Netanya are California (11 births), New York (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Netanya been used?
Netanya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Netanya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nettie, Neta, Netta, Nethra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.