Ethen vs Ethel

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

Name A

Ethen

Boy name · Rank #4076

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Name B

Ethel

Girl name · Rank #4873

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Metric Ethen Ethel
Current Rank #4076 #4873
Total Births (all years) 3,841 278,890
Peak Year 2009 1918
Peak Year Births 233 8,075
Peak Decade 2000ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ethen Ethel
1880ss — 14,866
1890ss — 31,453
1900ss — 34,868
1910ss 6 63,662
1920ss 5 62,806
1930ss — 31,582
1940ss 6 20,582
1950ss — 11,546
1960ss — 4,690
1970ss 38 1,499
1980ss 60 547
1990ss 563 273
2000ss 1,877 187
2010ss 1,149 198
2020ss 137 131

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ethen Ethel
2014 133 21
2015 93 12
2016 90 25
2017 67 28
2018 51 32
2019 30 23
2020 38 26
2021 24 27
2022 35 28
2023 14 23
2024 26 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, 1917–2024.

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