Is Netanya a boy or girl name?

Netanya is a girl’s name. Of the 519 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Netanya

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Netanya was most popular in 1998, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,958 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 519 people named Netanya.

Netanya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Netanya’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Netanya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Netanya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 519 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org