Girls' name · since 1904
Netha
Netha has 224 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Netha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 224 have been recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Netha has been recorded 224 times among girls since 1904, 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 1904 to 1965.
- #18,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 224 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Netha ranks #18,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 224 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Netha's 224 recorded births place it above 74.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Netha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Netha's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Netha popularity over time
- Peak year (1916)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Netha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (61 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Netha's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Netha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
61 births
- 1930s
1930s
44 births
- 1940s
1940s
35 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 61 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Netha's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 1960s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Netha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1904–1965 (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 Netha 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.