Girls' name · since 1900
Ethal
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 70 babies named Ethal, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
70 girls have been named Ethal since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ethal recorded 70 times among girls since 1900, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1929.
- #31,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 70 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethal ranks #31,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ethal's 70 recorded births place it above 56.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ethal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ethal splits its recorded history at 1922: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ethal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1929
- Peak year (1925)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ethal by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (47 births, 67% of the file).
1920s was Ethal's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Ethal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 47 births (67% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ethal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1900–1929 (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 Ethal 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.