Given name

Netia

Netia is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Netia is a variant of Nessa. An origin associated with Nessa is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Netia through the years

Babies since 1880
10
0 boys · 10 girls
Most popular year
1941
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02461960198020002025Highest share 19410.0
Netia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1941–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1952. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Netia’s family of names

Netia has a related form in Nessa.

Walk Netia’s family in the name graph

NetiaNessaNettia

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Netia’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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