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Nettie

Pronounced N EH1 T IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Nettie?

Nettie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 49,656 children — the 542nd most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 163 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,167 in a single year. That peak was in 1918.

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1918Girls: 1,167Boys: 5

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
N EH1 T IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Nettie

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Nettie

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Nettie?
Nettie ranks 542nd among girls' names in US records, with 49,656 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 163.
Is Nettie a unisex name?
No. Nettie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Nettie most popular?
1918, when 1,167 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.