Nettie
Began as a pet form for names ending in -nette or -netta, such as Annette, Jeanette and Antoinette, and was then given on its own.
Nettie in 2025
Nettie was given to 22 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 9,859th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 150,697 babies born.
The history of Nettie
Nettie reached its highest point in 1918, when 1,172 babies were given the name, ranking 311th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 93rd, in 1887.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 49,531 babies have been named Nettie. Half of them were born before 1918, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Nettie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Nettie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,318 | 93 |
| 1890s | 6,543 | 93 |
| 1900s | 5,680 | 128 |
| 1910s | 9,356 | 189 |
| 1920s | 9,036 | 323 |
| 1930s | 5,471 | 446 |
| 1940s | 3,729 | 577 |
| 1950s | 2,185 | 862 |
| 1960s | 908 | 1,505 |
| 1970s | 418 | 2,696 |
| 1980s | 295 | 4,028 |
| 1990s | 210 | 5,878 |
| 2000s | 138 | 8,962 |
| 2010s | 136 | 10,890 |
| 2020s | 108 | 9,859 |
Where Nettie is heading
Nettie has risen 144% over the past decade, from 9 babies in 2015 to 22 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Nettie is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Nettie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Nettie.