Girls' name · since 1940
Ethelann
10 babies named Ethelann in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #55,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Ethelann since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ethelann recorded 10 times among girls since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1942.
- #55,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1940
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethelann ranks #55,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.
- #55,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Ethelann's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ethelann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ethelann's full recorded timeline at 1942, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births.
Ethelann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1942
- Peak year (1940)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1942.
10 total births across 3 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1940 with 5 births in a single year.
Ethelann by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1940s was Ethelann's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ethelann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Ethelann decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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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 Ethelann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1940–1942 (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 Ethelann 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.
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