Baby names
How popular is the name Ethel?
In 2025, 34 baby girls in the U.S. were named Ethel, the 4172nd most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1918, when 8,075 girls got the name. 278,922 girls have been named Ethel since 1880. 1,490 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#4,172
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
34
girls named Ethel
Peak year
1918
8,075 girls
Girls named Ethel each year since 1880
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The numbers for Ethel (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 |
| 2024 | 27 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2014 | 21 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2012 | 15 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2007 | 17 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2004 | 23 |
| 2003 | 24 |
| 2002 | 29 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 1999 | 23 |
| 1998 | 18 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1996 | 28 |
| 1995 | 25 |
| 1994 | 22 |
| 1993 | 27 |
| 1992 | 33 |
| 1991 | 36 |
| 1990 | 46 |
| 1989 | 51 |
| 1988 | 30 |
| 1987 | 29 |
| 1986 | 46 |
| 1985 | 54 |
| 1984 | 48 |
| 1983 | 70 |
| 1982 | 82 |
| 1981 | 63 |
| 1980 | 74 |
| 1979 | 87 |
| 1978 | 106 |
| 1977 | 106 |
| 1976 | 114 |
| 1975 | 149 |
| 1974 | 130 |
| 1973 | 181 |
| 1972 | 180 |
| 1971 | 218 |
| 1970 | 228 |
| 1969 | 275 |
| 1968 | 283 |
| 1967 | 341 |
| 1966 | 364 |
| 1965 | 440 |
| 1964 | 517 |
| 1963 | 524 |
| 1962 | 581 |
| 1961 | 635 |
| 1960 | 731 |
| 1959 | 681 |
| 1958 | 856 |
| 1957 | 879 |
| 1956 | 1,076 |
| 1955 | 1,103 |
| 1954 | 1,176 |
| 1953 | 1,281 |
| 1952 | 1,398 |
| 1951 | 1,492 |
| 1950 | 1,602 |
| 1949 | 1,753 |
| 1948 | 1,872 |
| 1947 | 2,085 |
| 1946 | 1,933 |
| 1945 | 1,817 |
| 1944 | 2,056 |
| 1943 | 2,217 |
| 1942 | 2,203 |
| 1941 | 2,273 |
| 1940 | 2,373 |
| 1939 | 2,496 |
| 1938 | 2,726 |
| 1937 | 2,763 |
| 1936 | 2,730 |
| 1935 | 3,003 |
| 1934 | 3,178 |
| 1933 | 3,217 |
| 1932 | 3,608 |
| 1931 | 3,760 |
| 1930 | 4,101 |
| 1929 | 4,519 |
| 1928 | 4,928 |
| 1927 | 5,483 |
| 1926 | 5,856 |
| 1925 | 6,176 |
| 1924 | 6,586 |
| 1923 | 6,541 |
| 1922 | 7,246 |
| 1921 | 7,603 |
| 1920 | 7,868 |
| 1919 | 7,809 |
| 1918 | 8,075 |
| 1917 | 7,865 |
| 1916 | 7,601 |
| 1915 | 7,379 |
| 1914 | 6,204 |
| 1913 | 5,369 |
| 1912 | 5,073 |
| 1911 | 4,141 |
| 1910 | 4,146 |
| 1909 | 3,661 |
| 1908 | 3,786 |
| 1907 | 3,698 |
| 1906 | 3,511 |
| 1905 | 3,401 |
| 1904 | 3,296 |
| 1903 | 3,257 |
| 1902 | 3,295 |
| 1901 | 3,067 |
| 1900 | 3,896 |
| 1899 | 2,999 |
| 1898 | 3,531 |
| 1897 | 3,182 |
| 1896 | 3,502 |
| 1895 | 3,391 |
| 1894 | 3,287 |
| 1893 | 3,119 |
| 1892 | 3,035 |
| 1891 | 2,689 |
| 1890 | 2,718 |
| 1889 | 2,463 |
| 1888 | 2,374 |
| 1887 | 1,907 |
| 1886 | 1,699 |
| 1885 | 1,495 |
| 1884 | 1,386 |
| 1883 | 1,132 |
| 1882 | 989 |
| 1881 | 788 |
| 1880 | 633 |
Boys named Ethel each year since 1880
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The numbers for Ethel (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1986 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1985 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1984 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1983 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1982 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1981 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1980 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1979 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1978 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1977 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1976 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1975 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1974 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1973 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1972 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1971 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1970 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1969 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1967 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1964 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1963 | 8 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1961 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1960 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1959 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1958 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1956 | 7 |
| 1955 | 9 |
| 1954 | 6 |
| 1953 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1952 | 13 |
| 1951 | 7 |
| 1950 | 9 |
| 1949 | 9 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1947 | 8 |
| 1946 | 12 |
| 1945 | 10 |
| 1944 | 8 |
| 1943 | 10 |
| 1942 | 15 |
| 1941 | 16 |
| 1940 | 12 |
| 1939 | 28 |
| 1938 | 27 |
| 1937 | 23 |
| 1936 | 17 |
| 1935 | 27 |
| 1934 | 30 |
| 1933 | 35 |
| 1932 | 22 |
| 1931 | 33 |
| 1930 | 37 |
| 1929 | 32 |
| 1928 | 48 |
| 1927 | 43 |
| 1926 | 30 |
| 1925 | 33 |
| 1924 | 41 |
| 1923 | 31 |
| 1922 | 25 |
| 1921 | 32 |
| 1920 | 23 |
| 1919 | 40 |
| 1918 | 35 |
| 1917 | 37 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1915 | 30 |
| 1914 | 26 |
| 1913 | 27 |
| 1912 | 18 |
| 1911 | 17 |
| 1910 | 33 |
| 1909 | 25 |
| 1908 | 22 |
| 1907 | 12 |
| 1906 | 16 |
| 1905 | 14 |
| 1904 | 17 |
| 1903 | 20 |
| 1902 | 19 |
| 1901 | 16 |
| 1900 | 20 |
| 1899 | 15 |
| 1898 | 24 |
| 1897 | 17 |
| 1896 | 12 |
| 1895 | 15 |
| 1894 | 11 |
| 1893 | 12 |
| 1892 | 17 |
| 1891 | 9 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1889 | 14 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1885 | 13 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | 5 |
| 1880 | 6 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.