Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Nettie
Endangered
Down 98.1% from peak
Peak era
1918
Peak births
1,167
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Nettie
How many people are named Nettie?
An estimated 4,854 living Americans are named Nettie.
How rare is Nettie?
Nettie is very rare among babies today, with 22 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 98.1% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Nettie?
The median age of a living American named Nettie is approximately 70 years, with most bearers falling between 56 and 79 years old.
Is Nettie still popular?
No. Nettie is endangered as a baby name, down 98.1% from its 1918 peak with 22 births in 2025.
Where is Nettie most common?
Nettie has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
98.1%
2025
22
All-time
49,443
Where it lives now
Nettie is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 4.3× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Nettie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.