Given name & surname
Netty
“a woman graced with God's favor”
Netty is a variant of Nanette. In French use, Nanette carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Netty is a variant of Nanette. In French use, Nanette carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Netty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 149
- 0 boys · 149 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 354 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Netty’s family of names
Netty has a related form in Nanette. In English usage, Netty has a related form in Nettie. In English usage, Netty has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Нетти.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Netty
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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