Recorded 1880–2023 Girls' name Peak 1922 1,107 births

Netta — girls' name

1,107 babies named Netta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s621890s721900s521910s1361920s1551930s1141940s1211950s1291960s681970s231980s301990s232000s342010s622020s26
1920s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Netta was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

23 babies were named Netta in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Netta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,107 babies named Netta between 1880 and 2023, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Netta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Netta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Netta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Netta 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 1,107 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.

Netta at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,107

Since 1880

144 years of records

Peak year

1922

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1880

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2023

Netta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1880

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1922)
23
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Netta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
155 births that decade — 14% of Netta's all-time total
1880s621890s721900s521910s1361920s1551930s1141940s1211950s1291960s681970s231980s301990s232000s342010s622020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Netta?
1,107 babies have been named Netta since 1880. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1922 with 23 births.
When was Netta most popular?
Netta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Netta been used?
Netta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 144 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Netta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nettie, Neta, Netanya, Nethra, 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, 1880–2023 (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.