Girls' name · since 1880
Etha
1,802 babies named Etha in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,802
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
1,802 girls have been named Etha since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Etha has been recorded 1,802 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1973.
- #5,056 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,802 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Etha ranks #5,056 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,802 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,802
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Etha's 1,802 recorded births place it above 93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Etha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Etha splits its recorded history at 1924: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Etha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1973
- Peak year (1920)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Etha by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (389 births, 22% of the file).
1910s was Etha's strongest decade.
389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Etha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 117
1880s
117 births
- 1890s
1890s
193 births
- 1900s
1900s
199 births
- 1910s
1910s
389 births
- 1920s
1920s
389 births
- 1930s
1930s
221 births
- 1940s 136
1940s
136 births
- 1950s 96
1950s
96 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 389 births (22% of all-time use).
How Etha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Etha's total volume
Etha by state
Where Etha concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 58 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 44 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.3% |
58 of 1,802 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Etha appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Etha's data
- Etha's decade-level peak was the 1910s (389 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ethas (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Etha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1880–1973 (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 Etha 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.