Nettye — girls' name
71 babies named Nettye in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1903. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
45% of everyone ever named Nettye was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Nettye in 1903 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Nettye
The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Nettye between 1903 and 1937, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nettye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1903, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Nettye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nettye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Nettye 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 71 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.
Nettye at a glance
Last recorded 1937Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Nettye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1903
- Peak year (1903)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1937.
71 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1903 with 9 births in a single year.
Nettye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 32 births that decade — 45% of Nettye's all-time total
Nettye decade highlights
- Peak decade 32 births
- Runner-up 24 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Nettye's strongest decade
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
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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, 1903–1937 (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.