How Many People Are Named Netta?
An estimated 416 people in the United States have the first name Netta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Netta peaked in popularity in 1922 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Netta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Netta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
416
About 1 in 823,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1922
23 births
Total Registered
1,107
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Netta
Netta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,107 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Netta as a female name
Ranked #9,430 in 2023
11 female births in 2023
Peak: 1922 (23 births)
Netta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Netta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 155 babies were registered. Netta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Netta by Decade
How has Netta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Netta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Netta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Netta
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Netta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Netta?
We estimate approximately 416 people named Netta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 823,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Netta a common name?
Netta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,107 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Netta most popular?
Netta reached peak popularity in 1922, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Netta is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Netta a female name?
Netta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Netta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Netta Smith, Netta Johnson, Netta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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