Girls' name · since 1919
Ethelee
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Ethelee, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,466 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ethelee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Ethelee recorded 34 times among girls since 1919, 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 1919 to 1931.
- #39,466 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethelee ranks #39,466 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #39,466 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ethelee's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ethelee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ethelee splits its recorded history at 1925: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ethelee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1931
- Peak year (1928)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Ethelee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 68% of the file).
1920s was Ethelee's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Ethelee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Ethelee's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ethelee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1919–1931 (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 Ethelee 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.