Girls' name · since 1913
Netty
Netty has 149 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Netty is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 149 have been recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Netty recorded 149 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #22,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 149 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Netty ranks #22,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Netty's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Netty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Netty's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Netty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1920)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Netty by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (66 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Netty's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Netty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 66 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Netty's decade-level peak was the 1920s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Netty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1913–2024 (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 Netty 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.