Ethel vs Ethyl

Side-by-side comparison of Ethel and Ethyl — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Ethel

Girl name · Rank #4873

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Name B

Ethyl

Girl name

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Metric Ethel Ethyl
Current Rank #4873 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 278,890 2,395
Peak Year 1918 1915
Peak Year Births 8,075 92
Peak Decade 1910ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ethel Ethyl
1880ss 14,866 151
1890ss 31,453 344
1900ss 34,868 319
1910ss 63,662 654
1920ss 62,806 474
1930ss 31,582 209
1940ss 20,582 151
1950ss 11,546 77
1960ss 4,690 11
1970ss 1,499 5
1980ss 547 —
1990ss 273 —
2000ss 187 —
2010ss 198 —
2020ss 131 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ethel Ethyl
2014 21 —
2015 12 —
2016 25 —
2017 28 —
2018 32 —
2019 23 —
2020 26 —
2021 27 —
2022 28 —
2023 23 —
2024 27 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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