Recorded 1894–1931 Girls' name Peak 1915 182 births

Eithel — girls' name

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.

1890s171900s161910s761920s611930s12
1910s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Eithel was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

14 babies were named Eithel in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eithel

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Eithel between 1894 and 1931, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eithel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eithel performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eithel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eithel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eithel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 182 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eithel at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

182

Since 1894

38 years of records

Peak year

1915

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1894

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1931

Eithel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1894

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1915)
14
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
46810121416 193119251922191919161913190918991894 6

Eithel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
76 births that decade — 42% of Eithel's all-time total
1890s171900s161910s761920s611930s12

Eithel by state

Where Eithel concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eithel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
6 3.3%
Arkansas share of Eithel's total US births 3.3%

6 of 182 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eithel?
182 babies have been named Eithel since 1894. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1915 with 14 births.
When was Eithel most popular?
Eithel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Eithel most popular?
The top states for the name Eithel are Arkansas (6 births).
How long has the name Eithel been used?
Eithel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 38 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Eithel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eitana, Eithne. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1894–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.