Girls' name · since 1894
Eithel
182 babies named Eithel in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1894
- 1910s
- peak decade
Eithel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 182 recorded since 1894.
Eithel has 182 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1931.
- #20,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 182 born since 1894
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eithel ranks #20,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1894, peaking in the 1910s.
- #20,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1894
- 1910s
- peak decade
Eithel's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Eithel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eithel splits its recorded history at 1917: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eithel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1931
- Peak year (1915)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Eithel by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (76 births, 42% of the file).
1910s was Eithel's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Eithel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
76 births
- 1920s
1920s
61 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 76 births (42% of all-time use).
Eithel by state
Where Eithel concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 6 | 3.3% |
6 of 182 births nationwide.
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- Eithel's decade-level peak was the 1910s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Eithels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eithel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1894–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eithel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.