Girls' name · since 1909
Etheleen
584 babies named Etheleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 584
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Etheleen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 584 recorded since 1909.
Etheleen has 584 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1959.
- #10,720 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 584 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Etheleen ranks #10,720 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 584 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 584
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Etheleen's 584 recorded births place it above 85.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Etheleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Etheleen's full recorded timeline at 1934, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Etheleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1959
- Peak year (1925)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Etheleen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (199 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Etheleen's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Etheleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
113 births
- 1920s
1920s
199 births
- 1930s
1930s
138 births
- 1940s 78
1940s
78 births
- 1950s 51
1950s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 199 births (34% of all-time use).
How Etheleen 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 Etheleen's total volume
Etheleen by state
Where Etheleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 26 | 4.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
26 of 584 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Etheleen's data
- Etheleen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (199 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Etheleens (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Etheleen: 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 (~50 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, 1909–1959 (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 Etheleen 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.