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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Neta

Neta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 568th; the most babies were born in 1920 (82). More babies were named Neta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192082 babies
Total since 1880
3,226babies recorded

Neta popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#9,09813
2000#16,8325
1990#12,4276
1980#8,7677
1970#6,8287
1960#2,70021
1950#1,61734
1940#1,01850
1930#1,04950
1920#80382
1910#96021
1900#71926
1890#63718
1880——

How popular is Neta, counting every spelling?

Neta is a spelling of Netta, a name family that had 9 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 9 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Netta9#10,68228

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Neta?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Neta are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 64 and 81. That makes Neta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Neta by state

How common Neta was among girls born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (4.4×), Texas (2.3×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesUT0.20Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKS0.06Arkansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesNC0.24South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesOK0.11Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesTX0.12Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Neta, girls, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Neta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Neta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Neta

How popular is the name Neta?

Neta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 568th; the most babies were born in 1920 (82). More babies were named Neta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Neta a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Neta in the US.

Where was Neta most popular?

In 1918–1922, Neta was most common in North Carolina (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Texas.