Etheline vs Ethel

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

Name A

Etheline

Girl name

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Name B

Ethel

Girl name · Rank #4873

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Metric Etheline Ethel
Current Rank Unranked #4873
Total Births (all years) 473 278,890
Peak Year 1935 1918
Peak Year Births 21 8,075
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Etheline Ethel
1880ss — 14,866
1890ss — 31,453
1900ss 5 34,868
1910ss 93 63,662
1920ss 157 62,806
1930ss 121 31,582
1940ss 73 20,582
1950ss 12 11,546
1960ss 12 4,690
1970ss — 1,499
1980ss — 547
1990ss — 273
2000ss — 187
2010ss — 198
2020ss — 131

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Etheline Ethel
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, 1900–1968.

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