Girls' name · since 1888
Etelka
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 5 babies named Etelka, peaking in 1888. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #65,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5
- born since 1888
- 1880s
- peak decade
Etelka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5 have been recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Etelka has been recorded 5 times among girls since 1888, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1880s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1888.
- #65,042 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5 born since 1888
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Etelka ranks #65,042 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1888, peaking in the 1880s.
- #65,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5
- born since 1888
- 1880s
- peak decade
Etelka's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Etelka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1888
- Peak year (1888)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Etelka by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1880s was Etelka's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Etelka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Etelka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1888)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1888–1888 (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 Etelka 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.