Girls' name · since 1880
Nettie
Nettie has 49,443 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,443
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Nettie currently ranks #5554 among girls' names in America, with 49,443 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nettie has been recorded 49,443 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #5554 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,554 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 49,443 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nettie ranks #593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,554 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 49,443 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,443
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Nettie's 49,443 recorded births place it above 99.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
How Nettie compares
49,443 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nettie's all-time total is 131x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nettie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49,443 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,167 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nettie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nettie's full recorded timeline at 1953, 7% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 93% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 1,167 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nettie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 1,167
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Nettie popularity over time - boys
88 total births recorded since 1885 (Nettie as boys' name)
Nettie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (9,332 births, 19% of the file).
1910s was Nettie's strongest decade.
9,332 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Nettie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5,313 births
- 1890s
1890s
6,538 births
- 1900s
1900s
5,680 births
- 1910s
1910s
9,332 births
- 1920s
1920s
8,992 births
- 1930s
1930s
5,461 births
- 1940s 3,729
1940s
3,729 births
- 1950s 2,185
1950s
2,185 births
- 1960s 908
1960s
908 births
- 1970s 418
1970s
418 births
- 1980s 295
1980s
295 births
- 1990s 210
1990s
210 births
- 2000s 138
2000s
138 births
- 2010s 136
2010s
136 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 9,332 births (19% of all-time use).
How Nettie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nettie's total volume
Nettie by state
Where Nettie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 2,403 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,365 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 2,334 | 4.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 2,207 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,907 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 1,621 | 3.3% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 1,475 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 1,380 | 2.8% |
2,403 of 49,443 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Nettie appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nettie's data
- Nettie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (9,332 total births); usage has since declined to 108 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Netties (2,403 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nettie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Nettie 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.