Data through 2025

Ethel name popularity in the United States

Ethel ranked #4172 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 34 girls named Ethel.

Rank#4172

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded34

SSA

Peak year1918

8,075 recorded

Five-year change+30.8%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Ethel for boys and girls

Girls

34

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1880 to 1968

Ethel in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls34#4172
2024girls27#4893
2023girls23#5390
2022girls28#4793
2021girls27#4833
2020girls26#4880
2019girls23#5449
2018girls32#4357
2017girls28#4811
2016girls25#5284
2015girls12#8931
2014girls21#5993
Show full history (226 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls34#4172
2024girls27#4893
2023girls23#5390
2022girls28#4793
2021girls27#4833
2020girls26#4880
2019girls23#5449
2018girls32#4357
2017girls28#4811
2016girls25#5284
2015girls12#8931
2014girls21#5993
2013girls14#8135
2012girls15#7804
2011girls14#8196
2010girls14#8271
2009girls15#8058
2008girls13#8965
2007girls17#7394
2006girls13#8715
2005girls20#5999
2004girls23#5377
2003girls24#5092
2002girls29#4280
2001girls19#5822
2000girls14#7158
1999girls23#4718
1998girls18#5583
1997girls14#6483
1996girls28#3831
1995girls25#4099
1994girls22#4521
1993girls27#3877
1992girls33#3343
1991girls36#3097
1990girls46#2571
1989girls51#2304
1988girls30#3225
1987girls29#3169
1986girls46#2228
1985girls54#1997
1984girls48#2081
1983girls70#1585
1982girls82#1461
1981girls63#1767
1980girls74#1570
1979girls87#1410
1978girls106#1186
1977girls106#1170
1976girls114#1071
1975girls149#889
1974girls130#950
1973girls181#755
1972girls180#769
1971girls218#698
1970girls228#689
1969girls275#600
1968boys5#4136
1968girls283#568
1967girls341#513
1966boys7#3249
1966girls364#491
1965boys5#3930
1965girls440#457
1964girls517#431
1963boys8#3044
1963girls524#424
1962boys5#4033
1962girls581#398
1961girls635#381
1960girls731#359
1959girls681#364
1958girls856#311
1957boys5#3993
1957girls879#310
1956boys7#3216
1956girls1,076#256
1955boys9#2764
1955girls1,103#247
1954boys6#3452
1954girls1,176#235
1953girls1,281#225
1952boys13#2153
1952girls1,398#205
1951boys7#3066
1951girls1,492#191
1950boys9#2580
1950girls1,602#176
1949boys9#2606
1949girls1,753#164
1948boys6#3316
1948girls1,872#152
1947boys8#2862
1947girls2,085#144
1946boys12#2143
1946girls1,933#139
1945boys10#2242
1945girls1,817#134
1944boys8#2633
1944girls2,056#127
1943boys10#2405
1943girls2,217#126
1942boys15#1867
1942girls2,203#124
1941boys16#1759
1941girls2,273#116
1940boys12#2081
1940girls2,373#106
1939boys28#1238
1939girls2,496#100
1938boys27#1275
1938girls2,726#94
1937boys23#1403
1937girls2,763#88
1936boys17#1639
1936girls2,730#90
1935boys27#1295
1935girls3,003#82
1934boys30#1213
1934girls3,178#78
1933boys35#1103
1933girls3,217#71
1932boys22#1509
1932girls3,608#66
1931boys33#1194
1931girls3,760#67
1930boys37#1151
1930girls4,101#65
1929boys32#1237
1929girls4,519#56
1928boys48#992
1928girls4,928#55
1927boys43#1080
1927girls5,483#47
1926boys30#1331
1926girls5,856#41
1925boys33#1246
1925girls6,176#43
1924boys41#1117
1924girls6,586#39
1923boys31#1300
1923girls6,541#38
1922boys25#1503
1922girls7,246#32
1921boys32#1296
1921girls7,603#32
1920boys23#1592
1920girls7,868#30
1919boys40#1082
1919girls7,809#28
1918boys35#1172
1918girls8,075#28
1917boys37#1092
1917girls7,865#24
1916boys24#1415
1916girls7,601#25
1915boys30#1181
1915girls7,379#23
1914boys26#1127
1914girls6,204#21
1913boys27#950
1913girls5,369#20
1912boys18#1095
1912girls5,073#18
1911boys17#793
1911girls4,141#15
1910boys33#480
1910girls4,146#13
1909boys25#519
1909girls3,661#13
1908boys22#541
1908girls3,786#12
1907boys12#778
1907girls3,698#12
1906boys16#590
1906girls3,511#12
1905boys14#636
1905girls3,401#12
1904boys17#538
1904girls3,296#11
1903boys20#470
1903girls3,257#9
1902boys19#490
1902girls3,295#9
1901boys16#487
1901girls3,067#9
1900boys20#534
1900girls3,896#8
1899boys15#502
1899girls2,999#9
1898boys24#403
1898girls3,531#8
1897boys17#473
1897girls3,182#8
1896boys12#641
1896girls3,502#6
1895boys15#529
1895girls3,391#8
1894boys11#631
1894girls3,287#7
1893boys12#572
1893girls3,119#8
1892boys17#480
1892girls3,035#8
1891boys9#635
1891girls2,689#7
1890boys8#739
1890girls2,718#7
1889boys14#498
1889girls2,463#8
1888boys12#580
1888girls2,374#9
1887boys10#583
1887girls1,907#11
1886boys6#845
1886girls1,699#15
1885boys13#521
1885girls1,495#15
1884boys7#764
1884girls1,386#18
1883girls1,132#20
1882girls989#24
1881boys5#866
1881girls788#25
1880boys6#809
1880girls633#38

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Ethel’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+183.3%
Change since peak-99.6%