Recorded 1994–2002 Girls' name Peak 2000 26 births

Nethania — girls' name

26 babies named Nethania in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s16
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Nethania was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nethania in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nethania

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Nethania between 1994 and 2002, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nethania currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nethania performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nethania shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nethania 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 26 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.

Nethania at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

26

Since 1994

9 years of records

Peak year

2000

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1994

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2002

Nethania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1994

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2000)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
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Nethania by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 62% of Nethania's all-time total
1990s102000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nethania?
26 babies have been named Nethania since 1994. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2000 with 6 births.
When was Nethania most popular?
Nethania was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Nethania been used?
Nethania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 9 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Nethania?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nettie, Neta, Netta, Netanya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2002 (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.