Girls' name · since 1952
Netra
Netra has 193 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
193 girls have been named Netra since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Netra has 193 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2021.
- #20,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 193 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Netra ranks #20,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Netra's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Netra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Netra splits its recorded history at 1985: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Netra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2021
- Peak year (2009)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Netra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Netra's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Netra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (27% of all-time use).
Netra by state
Where Netra concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.1% |
6 of 193 births nationwide.
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What to do with Netra's data
- Netra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Netras (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Netra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1952–2021 (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 Netra 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.