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Nettie

Girl

Meaning of Nettie: English: 'diminutive of Annette or Antoinette'

Nettie is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5381st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5381

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

49,531

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 37 babies1982: 31 babies1983: 29 babies1984: 31 babies1985: 21 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 28 babies1989: 27 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 26 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 24 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 10 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 12 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 12 babies20202021: 17 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 19 babies2024: 17 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Nettie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 37.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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