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Nettie

/ˈnɛti/ · 100% girls · 22 born in 2025

Nettie has been given to about 49,531 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈnɛti/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,485
Median age today82 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nettie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 1,172
  • Born in 202522
  • All time49,531
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Nettie?

Its best year was 1918, when 1,172 babies were given the name, ranking 175th. The typical living American called Nettie is about 82 years old today.

Names that sound like Nettie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bettie0.86
  2. Lettie0.86
  3. Hettie0.86
  4. Nellie0.82
  5. Bertie0.75
  6. Gertie0.75
  7. Jessie0.68
  8. Debbie0.68

Middle names for Nettie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nettie Catherine0.80
  2. Nettie Frances0.80
  3. Nettie Belle0.80
  4. Nettie Josephine0.80
  5. Nettie Hazel0.80
  6. Nettie Violet0.79

Sibling names for Nettie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Florasister · 0.96
  2. Dellasister · 0.95
  3. Estellesister · 0.94
  4. Cleoeither · 0.92
  5. Sambrother · 0.87
  6. Hughbrother · 0.85

Where Nettie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nettie Wilson0.75
    2. Nettie Williams0.75
    3. Nettie Walker0.75
    4. Nettie Turner0.75
    5. Nettie Torres0.75
    6. Nettie Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nettie

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.