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Nettie

Nettie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“grace; little Ann”
Origin
English
Say it
NET-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually a diminutive of Annette, Anne, Antoinette, or Henrietta, so its exact source varies by bearer. When from Ann or Anne, it ultimately relates to Hebrew Hannah 'grace'.

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How popular is Nettie?

20245.1 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Nettie in 202417

Peak year1887

Total US babies since 188049,507

Nettie is steady now but far below its 1887 peak.

Names like Nettie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Annettegrace · French
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English

Nettie questions

What does the name Nettie mean?

Nettie means "grace; little Ann". It comes from English. Usually a diminutive of Annette, Anne, Antoinette, or Henrietta, so its exact source varies by bearer. When from Ann or Anne, it ultimately relates to Hebrew Hannah 'grace'.

Is Nettie a boy or girl name?

Nettie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nettie?

17 US babies were named Nettie in 2024. Its peak year was 1887.

How do you pronounce Nettie?

Nettie is usually pronounced NET-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.