Given name & surname
Netta
“one who is pure; chaste”
In Finnish use, Netta has a related form in Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Finnish use, Netta has a related form in Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Netta is a variant of Nessa. An origin associated with Nessa is Hebrew. In Finnish use, Netta has a related form in Agnes. An origin associated with Agnes is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Netta is a diminutive of Agneta.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Netta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,116
- 0 boys · 1,116 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,682 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,682 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 663 as a first name in 2020; 115 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Netta’s family of names
In English usage, Netta is a diminutive of Antoinette. In Finnish usage, Netta has a related form in Agnes. Netta has a related form in Nettie.
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Around the world
Netta has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Netta
- Netta BarzilaiIsraeli singerborn 1993
- Netta GartiIsraeli actressborn 1980
- Netta SkogFinnish accordionistborn 1990
- Netta EngelhardtIsraeli-American mathematical physicistborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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