The first name Nettie
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Nettie, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 5 births (#3,985).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nettie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nettie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 22 girls born in the United States were named Nettie, the 5,663rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 1,167 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Nettie
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nettie StevensAmerican geneticist (1861–1912)
- Nettie HoneyballEnglish footballer, 1879–1910
Questions
- How popular is the name Nettie?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Nettie, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2018, with 5 births.
- Is Nettie a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 49,531 US babies named Nettie since 1880 were girls.
- When was Nettie most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 1,167 babies were named Nettie, its highest rank at 175th.